Feeder Cattle Pit Mar '24 (FCH24)
Feeder Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures are in rally mode on Thursday, with bulls active across most contracts, up $2.80 to $5.02 Cash trade started this week at $255, with more action at $256 later in the week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange showed sales of $256.50 on 284 of the 1,116 head offered and another $405-$405.50 dressed sales on another 80 head. Feeder cattle futures are buying the fact following the screwworm confirmation late on Wednesday, with contracts up $10.50 to $10.75 at midday hitting the $10.75 limit up during the session in several contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 12 cents on June 1 to $364.14.Â
Late on Wednesday evening, the USDA confirmed a case of the New World Screwworm in South Texas after testing a suspected case in a 3-week old calf in Zavala county. It’s important to remember there should be no food safety concerns associated with the screwworm.
The weekly Export Sales report showed 5,020 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on M... Read more
Barchart · 2 minutes ago
Lean hog futures are trading with midday losses of 10 to 55 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.64 on Thursday PM, up $1.27 from...
Barchart · 2 minutes ago
Live cattle futures are in rally mode on Thursday, with bulls active across most contracts, up $2.80 to $5.02 Cash trade started this week at $255, with...
Blue Line Futures · Thu Jun 4, 7:56AM CDT
It's official, the New World Screwworm was detected in the United States. What does it mean for the markets?
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 7:30AM CDT
Lean hog futures closed the midweek session with contracts up 35 cents to $1.15. Open interest was down 1,853 contracts on Wednesday, suggesting modest...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 7:30AM CDT
Live cattle futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts down $1.05 to $2.42 on the day. The market will open at 8:30 CDT. Open interest on Wednesday...
Barchart · Wed Jun 3, 5:12PM CDT
Live cattle futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts down $1.05 to $2.42 on the day. Cash trade started this week at $255, creeping up to $256...
Barchart · 3 minutes ago
Soybeans are trading with 29 to 31 cents losses so far on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 30 1/4 cents at $10.64 1/4....
Barchart · 3 minutes ago
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 185 to 199 point losses on Thursday. The US dollar index is down $0.160 at $99.345. Crude Oil is back down $3.73...
Barchart · 3 minutes ago
Lean hog futures are trading with midday losses of 10 to 55 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.64 on Thursday PM, up $1.27 from...
Barchart · 3 minutes ago
The wheat complex is extending the losses on Thursday, with the three exchanges falling at midday. Chicago SRW futures are 6 to 7 cents lower on Thursday....
Barchart · 3 minutes ago
Live cattle futures are in rally mode on Thursday, with bulls active across most contracts, up $2.80 to $5.02 Cash trade started this week at $255, with...
Barchart · 3 minutes ago
Corn futures are ramping up their death spiral liquidation from the last few weeks, with contracts down another 8 to 9 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national...
Barchart · 15 minutes ago
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Barchart · 1 hour ago
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is down -0.02 (-0.14%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +0.50 (+0.11%). Sugar prices recovered...
