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When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in September 2026 using October 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $81.05, down $4.68 for the week, and $0.04 below the average cash price for the week of $81.09.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in September 2026 using October 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $76.37, down $18.89 for the week, and $12.69 below the average cash price for the week of $89.06.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in August 2026 using October 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $95.26, down $5.03 for the week, and $5.59 above the average cash price for the week of $89.67.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in August 2026 using October 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $100.29, down $9.02 for the week, and $1.10 below the average cash price for the week of $101.39.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in August 2026 using August 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $109.30, up $2.64 for the week, and $6.87 above the average cash price for the week of $102.43.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in August 2026 using August 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $106.67, up $10.66 for the week, and $2.75 below the average cash price for the week of $109.42.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in July 2026 using August 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $96.00, down $11.13 for the week, and $14.14 below the average cash price for the week of $110.14.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in July 2026 using August 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $107.13, up $3.56 for the week, and $0.87 below the average cash price for the week of $108.00.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in July 2026 using August 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $103.58, up $2.28 for the week, and $4.06 below the average cash price for the week of $107.64.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in July 2026 using July 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $101.30, up $1.72 for the week, and $1.27 above the average cash price for the week of $100.03.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in June 2026 using July 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $93.94, up $2.79 for the week, and $10.61 above the average cash price for the week of $83.33.
October results are in and the data is positive for the U.S. red meat industry.
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When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in June 2026 using July 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $91.14, up $12.51 for the week, and $13.94 above the average cash price for the week of $77.20.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in June 2026 using June 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $78.63, up $0.30 for the week, and $6.12 above the average cash price for the week of $72.51.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in June 2026 using June 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $78.33, up $3.67 for the week, and $8.15 above the average cash price for the week of $70.18
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When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in May 2026 using June 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $74.67, up $5.66 for the week, and $5.76 above the average cash price for the week of $68.91.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in May 2026 using June 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $69.01, up $16.24 for the week, and $3.90 above the average cash price for the week of $65.11
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When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in May 2026 using May 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $52.77, up $6.02 for the week, and $10.20 below the average cash price for the week of $62.97
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in May 2026 using May 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $46.75, down $2.94 for the week, and $17.02 below the average cash price for the week of $63.77
August data showed a relatively strong performance for U.S. pork exports. But beef exports were sharply lower than a year ago, impacted heavily by an impasse with China that has effectively locked U.S. beef out of the world’s largest import market.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in May 2026 using May 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven is $14.22 below the average cash price for the week of $63.90
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in April 2026 using May 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $45.36, down $5.68 for the week.
When you consider that today’s purchased weaner would be sold in April 2026 using May 2026 futures, the weaner breakeven was $51.04, down $8.47 for the week, and $16.59 below the average cash price for the week of $67.63.
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