Top Sirloins remain in strong demand. Availability of light weight cuts is deminishing and the spread compared to heavy cuts is widening. However, there will be fewer cattle late this fall and beef will be higher. Look for steady pricing on all cuts. Some are cutting back on production to reduce inventories.
Top rounds are way off last year high price.
Racks are also trading at lowest levels so far this year. Look for this trend to continue unless demand picks up. Good consumer demand has prevented the market from collapsingh in veiw of plentiful front-end live cattle supplies. Carcass weights have risen, once again, widening the spread between heavy and light cuts. Availability of Choice to Select appears to be adequate compared to demand.