WALSH PURE SPREADER - Pure Hedge Division
Live cattle futures were up $1.60 to $2.52 on Friday, with February up $2.75 this week. Cash trade found its footing on Friday at $233 to $236.50 live and $370 dressed. Feeder cattle futures were 80 cents...
Lean hog futures closed the Friday trade with contracts a dime to 25 cents lower in the nearbys. February was up just 7 cents this week, as April was 97 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was...
Oliver Sloup dives into today’s market action as grain and livestock markets see impressive gains to round out the week. He walks through what’s behind the rally and what to watch heading into next...
In my opinion, not a great deal changed over the past week.
Cold Storage - 2026-01-23
Live cattle futures are up $1.70 to $2.42 so far on Friday. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $233-234 live, with $365 dressed. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed...
Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 30 cent midday losses on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $80.86 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 67 cents on Jan...
Live cattle futures were down 12 to 72 cents at Thursday’s close, with some deferreds higher. Open interest rose 626 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $232 so...