Auction Snapshot
LIVE
111,678
Head this week
-0.4% WoW
18,286
Lots
82 / 91
Barns reporting
Boxed Beef Cutout
LIVE
$387.07
Choice
$-9.25 WoW
$367.43
Select
$19.64
Ch/Sel spread
30-day z-score (Choice): -2.73
Cattle on Feed
LIVE
11,584,000
On feed (head)
1,704,000
Placements
-9.7% YoY
1,551,000
Marketings
-11.8% YoY
COT — Managed Money
LIVE| Market | Net | WoW Δ | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Cattle | 125,583 | 2,778 | HEAVILY LONG |
| Feeder | 15,695 | 2,339 | HEAVILY LONG |
| Corn | -74,819 | -25,332 | NET SHORT |
Research Intel
LIVE25 items this week · 20 notable · top signal 9/10
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surveillance bulletin signal 9/10USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission confirm New World Screwworm in Texas beef calf; quarantine and control measures initiated
Officials confirmed New World screwworm (NWS) in a three‑week‑old beef calf near Pearsall, Texas, triggering a state–federal response including a quarantine zone and sterile fly releases in the surrounding area.
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surveillance bulletin signal 9/10USDA Confirms New World Screwworm in 3-Week-Old Beef Calf in Zavala County, Texas; Urges Immediate Reporting of Suspect Cases
USDA reported detection of New World screwworm in a 3-week-old bovine in Zavala County, Texas, near the U.S.–Mexico border and called on livestock owners to immediately report suspicious wounds or maggot infestations to
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surveillance bulletin signal 9/10USDA APHIS Confirms New World Screwworm in Texas Calf and Initiates Containment Measures
APHIS confirmed New World screwworm (NWS) larvae in a 3‑week‑old calf in Zavala County, Texas, and reports quarantine, expanded surveillance, and sterile fly release operations to protect livestock and prevent establishm
Biosafety Watch
COMING SOONDaily Perplexity-scanned surveillance of APHIS, state vet offices, and industry sources for animal disease alerts — screwworm, HPAI, FMD, and other cattle biosafety signal affecting the catchment.
Cattle News of the Day
COMING SOONMarket-moving deals, policy shifts, weather events, and industry news not yet in the numbers. Daily Perplexity scan focused on operator-relevant signal.
Feature Spotlight
COMING SOONRotating daily — technology innovation, operator profile, feed science research, or equipment review. Editorial content that gives operators a reason to check back.
Weather & Forage
COMING SOONgridMET temperature, precipitation, THI stress, and drought index across catchment zones. Pasture condition and forage outlook rollup.
Feedstuffs Market
COMING SOONUSDA AMS feedstuffs prices — corn, DDGS, soybean meal, cottonseed products, wheat middlings — with basis to catchment delivery point.
Byproduct Supply
COMING SOONAvailability and basis for DDGS, soy hulls, cottonseed meal, wheat middlings, citrus pulp, rice byproducts. Regional supply tightening projections.
Ration Cost
COMING SOONCPC's 17-ingredient ration priced daily from feedstuff and byproduct markets. Cost-of-gain projection with substitution sensitivity.
About this brief
This is a Stage-1 descriptive intelligence brief — public-data substrate only. Live sections show real data from USDA AMS auction reports, USDA boxed beef, USDA Cattle on Feed, CFTC Commitments of Traders, and Perplexity-scanned research. Placeholder sections are in active development and will populate as their collectors ship.
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