Feeder Cattle Aug '25 (GFQ25)
Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures gave back some of this week’s strength on Friday, with contracts down $1.05 to $1.625 at the close. August was down just 47 cents this week. Cash trade finally picked up on Friday, to $255 across the country, with some picking up to $256 in the North. Feeder cattle futures posted Friday losses of $1.77 to $2.30 at the close, with August holding up $3.525 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $2.09 on June 10 to $368.01.
JBS announced a planned closure of its Souderton, PA slaughter plant this morning. The plant has a kill capacity of nearly 2,000 head/day.Â
The total number of screwworm cases in the US has climbed to 9, with 1 dog in New Mexico, as well as 2 goats and 6 head of cattle in Texas.Â
Managed money was trimming back 5,962 contracts from their net long position in the week that ended on June 9, taking it to 109,002 contracts in live cattle futures and options. CFTC data showed specs in feeder cattle futures and options a... Read more
Barchart · Fri Jun 12, 4:47PM CDT
Lean hog futures were up 25 to 82 cents across most contracts on Friday, with expiring June up 25 cents. July was down $1.35 this week. USDA’s national...
Barchart · Fri Jun 12, 4:47PM CDT
Live cattle futures gave back some of this week’s strength on Friday, with contracts down $1.05 to $1.625 at the close. August was down just 47 cents...
Walsh Trading · Fri Jun 12, 4:14PM CDT
Plant closings pressure cattle
Swift Trading Company · Fri Jun 12, 2:37PM CDT
In my opinion, more indecision surfaced in this week's trading as traders kept fats within the two-day range of 6/4 & 6/5.
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