Live Cattle Aug '26 (LEQ26)
Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Open interest was down 1,801 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday. The Wednesday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,636 head offered, with bids at $255. Feeders were the bull leaders on Wednesday, with contracts $1.50 to $4.77 higher at the close. OI was up just 617 contracts. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $2.83 on June 23 to $375.83.Â
USDA’s APHIS reported another 3 cases of new world screwworm in Texas confirmed on Tuesday, all in Terrell county, taking the total to 19 cases with 16 currently active.Â
Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Wednesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $20.80. Choice boxes were down $1.37 to $398.94, while Select was $2.92 lower at $378.14. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Wednesday was estimated at 108,000 head, with the weekly total at 324,000 h... Read more
Barchart · 18 minutes ago
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. Open interest was...
Barchart · 18 minutes ago
Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Open interest was down 1,801 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live...
Barchart · Wed Jun 24, 5:16PM CDT
Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday. The Wednesday...
Barchart · Wed Jun 24, 5:16PM CDT
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. USDA’s national...
Swift Trading Company · Wed Jun 24, 4:18PM CDT
Be prepared. For what? I don't know, just be prepared.
Barchart · Wed Jun 24, 12:21PM CDT
Live cattle futures are up $1.45 to $1.72 so far on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to develop this week, as sales came in at $258-260 last week. The Wednesday...
Barchart · 17 minutes ago
Wheat is trading with contracts lower in the winter wheat exchanges and steadier in the spring wheat. The wheat complex saw contracts fade lower on Wednesday....
Barchart · 17 minutes ago
Cotton prices are up 80 to 90 point on Thursday morning. Futures posted midweek losses of 187 to 247 points across the front months on Wednesday. Crude...
Barchart · 17 minutes ago
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with mixed trade, with front months down 30 to 52 cents and deferred contracts 10 to 40 cents higher. Open interest was...
Barchart · 17 minutes ago
Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Open interest was down 1,801 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live...
Barchart · 17 minutes ago
Corn price action is showing contracts within a penny of unchanged across the nearby contracts. Futures posted losses of 1 to 2 ¾ cents in the front months,...
Barchart · 17 minutes ago
Soybeans are trading with 1 to 2 cent gains on Thursday morning. Futures faded lower into the Wednesday close, with contracts down 6 ¾ to 9 cents on the...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
A major deal with CoreWeave is reshaping the outlook for Backblaze as AI demand boosts interest in low-cost data storage.
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Prologis is set to announce its second-quarter earnings next month, and Wall Street expects the company’s EPS to increase by a single digit.