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Live Cattle Pit Feb '17 (LCG17)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Traders Set to Begin Cattle on Feed Friday

Live cattle settled 57 to 65 cents lower on Thursday. Cash trade this week has been quiet so far, with a few light trades of $192 in the north and $187 in the south, though nothing to establish a trend. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange from the Central Stockyards saw 120 head of the 600 listed selling in a range of $190-190.25, all out of IA. After the close on Wednesday, USDA reported another human case of H5N1, this time in Michigan connected with a dairy herd that had previously contracted the virus. The market seemed less concerned with this compared to the past headline stories.

Feeder cattle got hit with higher inputs from gains in the corn and weaker fat cattle on Thursday. Contracts were down 65 cents to $1.45 at the close. May expired and rolled off the board at $250.325. The CME Feeder Cattle index was up another 37 cents on May 21 to $248.81. 

Export sales of beef totaled 21,522 MT in the week of 5/16, up 42.2% on the week and the third largest this calendar y... Read more

  • Traders Set to Begin Cattle on Feed Friday

    Live cattle settled 57 to 65 cents lower on Thursday. Cash trade this week has been quiet so far, with a few light trades of $192 in the north and $187...

  • Hogs Look to Friday After Week of Weakness

    Lean hogs closed Thursday with losses of 7 to 87 cents across the board. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was up 44 cents in the Thursday...

  • Cattle Leak Lower into the Close, Despite Midday Gains

    Live cattle are trading with 37 to 60 cent gains across most contracts on Thursday. Cash trade this week has been quiet so far, with a few light trades...

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