Live Cattle Aug '26 (LEQ26)
Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures saw gains of $1.50 to $2.97 most contracts on Tuesday. There were no deliveries issued on Tuesday, with the oldest long dated August 11, 2025. Cash trade was mainly $256-258 last week, with the early week action thus far compiling showlists.Â
Feeder cattle futures closed with $2.00 to $3.45 gains across the board on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $5.63 on June 5 to $367.01. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction has an estimated 4,540 head sold today, with the action steady to $5 higher on feeder steers to up $10, as heifers were $2-8 higher. Calves were $10-20 lower on steers and down $2-8 for heifers.
The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 31% gd/ex, up 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was up 6 points to 278.
Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Tuesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $15.97. Choice boxes were up 70 cents to $392.90, while Select was $1.16 lower at $37... Read more
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Live cattle futures saw gains of $1.50 to $2.97 most contracts on Tuesday. There were no deliveries issued on Tuesday, with the oldest long dated August...
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted losses of 45 cents to $1.45 on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.48 on Tuesday afternoon, up $1.37...
Blue Line Futures · Tue Jun 9, 3:44PM CDT
The grain markets started to separate from crude oil price action a few weeks ago but it was interesting that even crude couldn’t bounce much today after...
Walsh Trading · Tue Jun 9, 3:42PM CDT
Cattle Markets Continue to Look Strong and Trade Higher - The Grain Could Continue Lower for a While.
Swift Trading Company · Tue Jun 9, 3:00PM CDT
Last Thursday's low, to last Friday's high, remains the trading range for fats. I don't expect prices to come out of that range this week.
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 11:43AM CDT
Lean hog futures are dropping another 22 to 85 cents in the front months on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.17 on Tuesday...
Barchart · 52 minutes ago
Agilent Technologies has outperformed the Nasdaq recently, and analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
Barchart · 1 hour ago
INTC's reversal of fortunes has been a huge boon to investors, but with capex spending still expected to remain high and customers' cash slow to accumulate,...
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Cotton futures posted losses of 143 to 231 across most contracts on Tuesday. The outside factors are pressure, with crude oil down $2.60 to $88.70/barrels....
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Live cattle futures saw gains of $1.50 to $2.97 most contracts on Tuesday. There were no deliveries issued on Tuesday, with the oldest long dated August...
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted losses of 45 cents to $1.45 on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.48 on Tuesday afternoon, up $1.37...
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Corn futures fell back off midday gains on Tuesday, with contracts steady to 1 ½ cents lower, with a ¾ cent gain in front month July. The CmdtyView national...
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
Soybeans were weaker on Tuesday, with contracts closing fractionally to 4 ¾ cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1/4 cent...
Barchart · Tue Jun 9, 5:03PM CDT
The wheat complex posted mixed action on Tuesday. Chicago SRW were up ½ to 2 cents in the front months on Tuesday, with other contracts down ¼ to 1 ½...