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Live Cattle Pit Aug '23 (LCQ23)

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Live Cattle (Pit) Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Futures March to New All Time Highs

Live cattle futures are trading 50 to 70 cents higher this morning, with February setting a new all time high for the front month contract at $201.45 per cwt. Preliminary open interest was up 2,515 contracts across the board on Wednesday, with Feb the exception on short covering and 3,505 contracts. A few early cash sales have come in at $201 in the South, with some at $202, steady to $1 higher from last week. Wednesday’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed sales of $201.50-202 live and $201.50-$202.50 using the BidTheGrid™ method. Feeder cattle futures are up anywhere from 7 to 52 cents at midday on Thursday. Nearby January also set a new all time high of $277.85.  The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 16 cents from the day prior at $278.18 on January 21. 

Cattle on Feed data will be released on Friday afternoon, with analysts surveyed by Reuters estimating December placements steady with a year ago, with the typical wide range of estimates fro... Read more

  • Hogs Add to Wednesday Gains in Thursday Futures Action

    Lean hog futures are trading 15 to 67 cents higher at midday on Thursday, led by nearby February. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported...

  • Cattle Futures March to New All Time Highs

    Live cattle futures are trading 50 to 70 cents higher this morning, with February setting a new all time high for the front month contract at $201.45 per...

  • Cattle Rally on Wednesday

    Live cattle closed out a rallying Wednesday session with gains of $2.25 to $3.00, as February spiked above $200 a new all-time high for the spot contract....

  • Hogs Post Wednesday Gains

    Lean hog futures posted 27 to 57 cent gains on Wednesday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $81.26 on Wednesday afternoon,...

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  • Cattle Rallies to Close Above $200

    Live cattle closed out a rallying Wednesday session with gains of $2.25 to $3.00, as February spiked above $200 a new all-time high for the spot contract....

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