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Live Cattle Dec '24 (LEZ24)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rallying on Stronger Cash Market

Live cattle futures are trading with $1.62 to $2.30 gains on Friday.  Cash trade started slow this week, but got kicked off just before noon on Friday, with bids of $183-184 and some norther sales of $290 in the beef. Feeder cattle futures are mixed, with September down 35 cents and other contracts 80 cents to $1.30 higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 1.03 at $244.42 on September 18. 

This afternoon’s Cattle on Feed report is expected to show August placements down 1% from a year ago, with August marketings dropping 3.4% according to a Reuters survey of analysts. September 1 on feed estimates are running up 0.9% from 2023.

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices back higher in the Friday AM report. Choice boxes were back up $1.11 to claw back above the $300 level to $300.67/cwt, with Select $1.33 higher @ $289.59. The Chc/Select spread narrowed to $11.08. USDA estimated Thursday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 122,000 head, taking the weekly total to 493,0... Read more

  • Cattle on Feed

    Cattle on Feed - 2024-09-20

  • Cattle Rallying on Stronger Cash Market

    Live cattle futures are trading with $1.62 to $2.30 gains on Friday. Cash trade started slow this week, but got kicked off just before noon on Friday,...

  • Hogs Marginally Mixed at Midday

    Lean hog futures are trading with mixed action on Friday as contracts are within 15 cents of unchanged. The national average base hog price was reported...

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