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Live Cattle Aug '26 (LEQ26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Close out the Week

Live cattle were steady to $1.40 higher on Thursday, with December down a dime. Open interest was down 503 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade saw some very light volume $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday, with a few bids at $255 on Thursday. The Thursday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,636 head offered, with no bids listed. Feeder cattle futures were 37 to 85 cents higher at the close. Open interest rose 1,292 contracts on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $6.03 on June 24 to $381.86.

Weekly Export Sales data showed 21,268 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on June 18, the second largest weekly this year. Shipments were pegged at 13,048 MT, back up from the week prior.

Cold Storage data from Thursday afternoon showed beef stocks at the end of May at 403.474 million lbs. That was a drop of 1.06% from last year and down 0.49% from the end of April.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the... Read more

Cow grazing in a meadow sunshine by Mario Dobelmann via Unsplash
Cattle Look to Close out the Week

Live cattle were steady to $1.40 higher on Thursday, with December down a dime. Open interest was down 503 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade saw some very...

Pig feeding from trough in pen by Yuliya Sidorova via Istock
Hogs Look to React to Friendlier USDA Data

Lean hog futures posted Thursday losses of a dime to $1.15 in the front months, with other contracts steady to 37 cents higher. Open interest was up 2,921...

Pig feeding from trough in pen by Yuliya Sidorova via Istock
Hogs Close Mixed Thursday, as July Remains Weak

Lean hog futures posted Thursday losses of a dime to $1.15 in the front months, with other contracts steady to 37 cents higher. USDA’s national base...

Close up of cow looking at camera by Avelino Calvar Martinez via Pixabay
Cattle Rounds Out Thursday with Gains

Live cattle were steady to $1.40 higher on Thursday, with December down a dime. Cash trade saw some very light volume $260 live and $408 dressed in the...

Pile of soybeans by PAVEL IARUNICHEV via iStock
Soybeans Rip 23 Cents, Corn Reverses Off Fresh Lows! Is This the Start of Something?

Your eyes do not deceive you. There was green on the screen today with soybeans leading the way with gains of over 20 cents, again having us wonder if...

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about what to be prepared for.

After today's trading activity, what to be prepared for is the price being paid for new inventory and potentially not the support of the rest of the industry...

Stock Indexes Slip as Chipmakers Retreat

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX...

Nvidia Stock Is Trading at a Discount, But It Won’t Be for Long

Although there is a case to be made that NVDA stock could be relatively cheap, options traders will want to be deliberate in their approach.

What to Expect From Marsh & McLennan's Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Marsh & McLennan is set to deliver its second-quarter results next month, and analysts project single-digit earnings growth.

Dollar Weakens with Crude Oil Prices

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.32%. The dollar is sliding today amid weakness in crude oil prices. WTI crude oil is down more than 3%...

Micron Stock Emerges as Wall Street’s Top Growth Pick

Wall Street picks out Micron and Nvidia as their highest-rated growth stocks in the technology sector.

What to Expect From Interactive Brokers' Q2 2026 Earnings Report

Interactive Brokers is scheduled to report its second-quarter results soon, and analysts expect a double-digit earnings growth.

Stocks Pressured by Weakness in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX...

Palantir’s ‘Too Expensive’ Excuse No Longer Valid at 52-Week Lows: Here’s Why I Am Buying PLTR Stock

While PLTR stock has nearly halved, its fundamentals continue to stay strong in the presence of its Ontology moat.

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