Trading the Boxed Beef. 7/17/25

Boxed beef prices have seen mixed to lower movement this week, keeping the market’s attention. While consumers continue to show strong interest in high-quality beef, there’s growing speculation about whether, as summer stretches on, shoppers will shift toward more affordable options like hamburger and hot dogs. On this week’s Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek discusses how the new Brazil tariff could impact ground beef prices. He also notes this week hasn’t been a bear market, with higher cash trade continuing and plants preparing for downtime around July 18 as the industry looks to close out the