Bigger Cattle in Focus as Cash Strength Builds

This week is bringing stronger cash potential to the cattle market, but questions remain about the role of heavier cattle in today’s trade. Are bigger cattle an asset—or a drawback? Concerns are surfacing about potential discounts, lost product, or even cattle being turned away due to size, along with possible processing inefficiencies. On this week’s Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek takes a deeper dive into the Choice/Select spread and what it signals for the market. Meanwhile, the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report showed an increase in corn demand—potentially a nod to larger cattle