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Live Cattle Aug '25 (LEQ25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Closes Mixed, Cattle on Feed Report Neutral

Live cattle futures closed out Friday mixed, within 20 cents of unchanged in the front months, as June was back up $3.57. Cash trade was reported at $230-231 live in the north and dressed at $360-370. Southern trade was light, from 220 to $229 in some cases. Feeder cattle futures closed with contracts 60 to 90 cents higher across the nearbys, as August was up $2.77 on the week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 23 cents on May 22 with an average price of $295.46. The market will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day, as well as the government reports delayed, with a normal 8:30 am CDT open on Tuesday.

The monthly Cattle on Feed report showed April placements down 2.6% from last year at 1.613 million head, with marketings down 2.5% to 1.825 million head. The May 1 on feed inventory was at 11.376 million head, down 1.54%. 

Apil 30 beef stocks were tallied at 418.15 million lbs according to NASS. That was the tightest since 2014, down 1.93% from last year and a 1.65% decl... Read more

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