The daily read

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

SettlingUSDA is still filing this session. The board rebuilds as prints land and settles around 5:30 PM ET.
28 cuts are trading 12% or more under their normal for this time of year, up from 18 two weeks ago, and 5 more than yesterday. Choice short plate short rib turned lower after climbing earlier in the week. The whole Choice short plate has lost 8% in three weeks, and the cuts from it are following. 72% trim combo has closed lower six days in a row.
Highlights

Cuts in this read: Bone-in Sirloin · Plate Short Rib · St Louis Spareribs, Vacuum-packed, Frozen · Loin, Short Loin, 0x1 · Round, Eye of Round · Chuck, Short Rib

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