Feeder Cattle Mar '23 (GFH23)
Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures are mixed, with nearby June up $1 and other contracts anywhere from 15 cents higher to 35 cents lower. Cash trade saw some very light volume $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday, with a few bids at $255 this morning. The Thursday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,636 head offered, with no bids listed. Feeder cattle futures are down 10 to 50 cents in most contracts at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $2.83 on June 23 to $375.83.Â
Weekly Export Sales data showed 21,268 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on June 18, the second largest weekly this year. Shipments were pegged at 13,048 MT, back up from the week prior.
Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were not reported on Thursday morning. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Wednesday was estimated at 108,000 head, with the weekly total at 324,000 head. That was up 7,000 from the previous week but 20,364 head below the same week la... Read more
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Live cattle futures are mixed, with nearby June up $1 and other contracts anywhere from 15 cents higher to 35 cents lower. Cash trade saw some very light...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Lean hog futures are trading with July down 60 cents and other contracts up 12 to 35 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported by USDA this...
Barchart · Thu Jun 25, 7:21AM CDT
Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Open interest was down 1,801 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live...
Barchart · Thu Jun 25, 7:21AM CDT
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. Open interest was...
Barchart · Wed Jun 24, 5:16PM CDT
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. USDA’s national...
Barchart · Wed Jun 24, 5:16PM CDT
Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday. The Wednesday...
Barchart · 1 minute ago
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M&T Bank is scheduled to report its second-quarter results next month, and analysts expect a single-digit earnings growth.
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s July 30 $28 call had the highest Vol/OI ratio yesterday. The unusual options activity in this call and one other suggests someone...
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Soybeans are up 12 to 17 cents in most contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 13 1/4 cents at $10.72 1/2. Soymeal...
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Cotton futures are trading with most contracts 50 to 85 points higher, as nearby July is down 187 points. Crude oil is down another $1.09 /bbl to $71.43....