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Live Cattle Aug '24 (LEQ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally in Unison with Boxed Beef

Live cattle posted Thursday gains of a nickel to 92 cents, as boxed beef price continue to rally ahead of Memorial Day. Cash action has been quiet this week, with USDA reporting a few in the WCB at $186-190 on Thursday. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange saw no bids or sales on the 1,352 head listed this morning, with asks in the $185-186 range. Feeders settled the Thursday session with contracts up 95 cents to $1.70.  The CME Feeder Cattle index was up 54 cents on May 15 to $242.33.

Weekly Export Sales data showed 15,132 MT of beef sold in the week ending on May 9, up 22.66% from the previous week. Shipments were tallied at a total of 15,589 MT in that week, a wk/wk decline of 4.01%.

USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices continued to shoot higher in the Thursday afternoon report. Choice boxes were up another $3.38 at $310.15, with Select $2.20 higher to $296.51. That raised the Chc/Sel spread to $13.64. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter at 124,000... Read more

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    Live cattle are trading the Thursday session with $1 to $1.20 gains across most contracts at midday. Cash action has been quiet this week. The Central...

  • Hogs Rallying on Thursday

    Lean hogs are posting a $1.02 to $1.45 rally in the front months on Thursday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up 40 cents on Thursday...

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