Feeder Cattle Jan '25 (GFF25)
Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures continued the liquidation, with contracts down $3.02 to $4.10 across the board. Futures hit fresh 2026 lows on the day. Cash trade saw a few $230-232 sales on Wednesday, though there has not been enough to establish a trend. Wednesday’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,530 head, with bids at $230-230.50. Feeder cattle futures faced sharp losses on Wednesday, with contracts own $7.92 to $9.72. CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $3.10 on July 20 to $353.12.Â
Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were weaker in the Wednesday afternoon report. Choice boxes were $3.41 lower at $363.50, with Select down $3.66 to $350.57. USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for Wednesday was 95,000, with the weekly slaughter at 300,000 head. That is down 24,000 head from the previous week and 35,209 head below the same week last year.
Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $223.200, down $3.475,
Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $219.200, down $4.025,... Read more
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Live cattle futures continued the liquidation, with contracts down $3.02 to $4.10 across the board. Futures hit fresh 2026 lows on the day. Cash trade...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Lean hog futures saw gains of 20 to 75 cents across most contracts, with August the exception, down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...
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Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 12:02PM CDT
Lean hog futures are posting modest Wednesday gains of 2 to 70 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.04 Wednesday morning, up $2.91...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 12:02PM CDT
Live cattle futures are falling lower on Wednesday, with contracts down $2.40 to $3.10 lower at midday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week as...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 6:30PM CDT
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Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Cotton futures saw gains of 42 to 91 points across most contracts on Wednesday session. Crude oil is up another $2.14 per barrel, with the US dollar index...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Live cattle futures continued the liquidation, with contracts down $3.02 to $4.10 across the board. Futures hit fresh 2026 lows on the day. Cash trade...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Corn futures rallied 8 to 9 1/2 cents into the Wednesday close, holding within 2 cents of the intraday highs across most contracts. Deferred contracts...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Soybeans posted front month buying on Wednesday, as contracts were 11 ¾ to 16 ¼ cents higher across the nearbys and up 7 ¾ to 9 ¾ cents in the deferreds....
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
Lean hog futures saw gains of 20 to 75 cents across most contracts, with August the exception, down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 4:48PM CDT
The wheat complex led the grain rally again on Wednesday as the KC complex led the way to fresh highs. Chicago SRW contracts were the highest since 2024...
Barchart · Wed Jul 22, 3:35PM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100...