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Live Cattle Aug '26 (LEQ26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Wednesday Follow Tuesday Correction Lower

Live cattle futures were down 95 cents to $1.80 across the board on Tuesday. Open interest suggested a rotation of ownership, up just 40 contracts. Cash trade started to creep in this week at $255 in the south this week, near the $255-258 trade from last week. Feeder cattle futures posted losses of $2.20 to $3.55 at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.88 on June 1 to $364.26. 

The Tuesday APHIS update on the New World Screwworm showed a total of 1,981 active cases of in Mexico as of Monday. There were 181 active cases in the bordering state of Tamaulipas (15 within a range of 74-98 miles of the US border), 96 active in Nuevo Leon (28 within a range of 52-98 miles of the US border), and 31 in Coahuila (18 within 25-97 miles of the US border).

The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 30% gd/ex, up 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was up 5 points to 272.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Tuesday after... Read more

Hereford cows on farm, close-up with calves by mineral feeder_ Image by cctm via Shutterstock_
Cattle Look to Wednesday Follow Tuesday Correction Lower

Live cattle futures were down 95 cents to $1.80 across the board on Tuesday. Open interest suggested a rotation of ownership, up just 40 contracts. Cash...

Pig feeding from trough in pen by Yuliya Sidorova via Istock
Hog Traders Look to the Midweek Session

Lean hog futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts 35 cents to $1.80 higher. Open interest was up just 358 contracts on the day. USDA’s national...

Black and white cow in field by JackieLou DL via Pixabay
Cattle Retreat Lower on Turnaround Tuesday

Live cattle futures were down 95 cents to $1.80 across the board on Tuesday. Cash trade started to creep in this week a $255 in the south this week, near...

Black and brown pig in green pasture by LUNAMARINA via iStock
Hogs Post Tuesday Rally

Lean hog futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts 35 cents to $1.80 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.57 on Tuesday...

Grain elevator by Kovaliova Tatsiana via Shutterstock
Where's the low for grains!?

Grain markets continued to bleed lower in Tuesday's trade despite oil continuing to show strength. Lean hogs had an impressive reversal, is the low finally...

Herd of young calves looking at camera_ Image by Symbiot via Adobe Stock_
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