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Live Cattle Pit Jun '23 (LCM23)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Collapse Continues on Thursday

Live cattle futures were pushing the pullback to Thursday, with contracts falling $2.77 to $3.82. Profit taking and technical pressure was takes part of the blame. Cash action kicked off on Thursday, with Southern sales of $218-220, steady, and $229 in the north. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange Online auction from Central Stockyards saw sales on 558 of the 1,304 head listed, with live action at $220-220.50 in the South and BidTheGrid™ sales at $222-225. Feeder cattle futures extended the losses to Thursday, with losses of $3.40 to $6.35 in most contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 24 cents on May 14, with the average price at $302.17. 

Export Sales data showed a total of 14,599 MT of beef sold in the week ending on May 8, a 4-week high. South Korea was the top buyer of 4,500 MT, with 3,400 MT sold to Japan.  Shipments were at a 3-week low of 13,643 MT. The top destination was South Korea at 4,800 MT, with 3,900 MT to Japan. 

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