Cattle weights lightly trim again.

Today's weekly release of the Actual Slaughter report detailed meat production statistics for the second week of July.

Dressed steer weights were -1 lbs. from the prior week to 915. Dressed heifers were -3 lbs. to 831. This is a time of seasonally rising weights. Compared with last year steers are running +22 lbs.. That is down from the prior week's +24. Heifers compared with last year rose from +22 lbs. to +23.

Weights were adding +4.0% to beef production separate from slaughter numbers seven weeks ago. That overage is now at +2.6%.

Dressed barrow/gilt weights fell -1 lb. in the latest week to 209. Compared with last year they went from +3 lbs. to now +2. Weights are adding +1.0% to pork production separate from slaughter numbers.

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