# Cow-Calf Corner: 2018 cattle and beef markets off to a good start; Dietary changes needed for early lactation beef cows - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> Oklahoma State economist Derrell Peel reports that January Choice retail beef averaged $575.8 per cwt and Choice boxed beef reached $209.88, up 10.9 percent year over year. Cash fed cattle reached $129 and Oklahoma feeder prices ran 15-16 percent above last year, with beef production expected up 4.5-5.0 percent in 2018.

- Date: 2018-02-19 · published 2018-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66630-cow-calf-corner-2018-cattle-and-beef-markets-off-to-a-good-start-dietary
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong boxed beef and cash cattle prices support the cattle complex, but rising beef output and larger feedlot inventories point to pressure later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/cow-calf-corner-2018-cattle-and-beef-markets-off-to-a-good-start-dietary-changes-needed-for-early-lactation-beef-cows/

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