
Live and feeder cattle futures climbed in the first full week of trade for 2023, with bullish sentiment across the complex. Cash cattle traded higher last week, with southern live deals at $157 and northern dressed near $252.
Boxed beef prices kept rising, and carcass data showed thin supplies of market-ready cattle.
Thin front-end supplies and rising boxed beef values support higher cash and futures prices, pushing packers to run harder to meet demand.
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