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Feeder Cattle Apr '26 (GFJ26)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Face Losses on Friday

Live cattle futures faced Friday pressure, but bounced off the lows to close with contracts 85 cents to $2.60 lower. August was $8.07 lower on the week. There were no new deliveries issued against August futures on Friday. Cash trade rounded out the week with $225-228 sales in the North and some $228 Southern sales. Feeder cattle futures saw losses of $2 to $4.05 across the board on Friday, with August falling $10.82 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $3.43 on August 13 to $348.50.  

Late on Thursday, Tyson announced it will shut its Joslin, IL plant (3,000 hd/day) and sell it’s Pasco, WA plant (2,000 hd/day). They also announced the Amarillo, TX plant will ramp up production after cutting back kill last fall. 

Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming another 1,405 contracts from their net long in live cattle futures and options to 64,662 contracts as of Tuesday. In feeder cattle futures and options specs added just 133 contracts to the... Read more

Cows eating hay in a farm cowshed by Matthias Bockel via Pixabay
Cattle Markets Crash as Plant Shutdowns Pressure Sentiment

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Wheat in the blue sky under the sun by picjumbo_com via Pixabay
USDA reports and Black Sea escalation spark grains

Cattle-on-Feed next Friday

Brown cow in field by TasfotoNL via iStock
Cattle Face Losses on Friday

Live cattle futures faced Friday pressure, but bounced off the lows to close with contracts 85 cents to $2.60 lower. August was $8.07 lower on the week....

Pig resting in pen on hay by Annette Meyer via Pixabay
Hogs Fade Lower into the Weekend

Lean hog futures slipped lower on Friday, with contracts down 7 to 62 cents, as October was down just 47 cents on the week. USDA’s national base hog...

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about getting what you asked for

In my opinion, traders started digging the Tiger trap early this week, believed in expectation of Friday's news.

Close up of cow looking at camera by Avelino Calvar Martinez via Pixabay
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