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Live Cattle Feb '27 (LEG27)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Bulls Taking a Breather on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are up 45 cents in June but down 40 to 50 cents in other front months on Wednesday. The Wednesday Fed Cattle online auction showed no sales on the 1,466 head offered, with 1 lot bid at $400 dressed. Feeder cattle futures are down 40 to 60 cents in the nearbys. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $1.33 on June 12 to $364.00. The market will round out the week on Thursday, with Friday off in observance of Juneteenth.

USDA will release Cattle on Feed data on Thursday, as traders are looking for May placements to be down 5.5% from a year ago. Marketings are seen down 10.6% compared to 2025. June 1 on feed is expected to total 2.5% larger than the same period last year.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Wednesday AM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $18.69. Choice boxes were down $3.47 to $396.11, while Select was 57 cents higher at $377.42. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was estimated at 109,000 head, with the wee... Read more

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Cattle Bulls Taking a Breather on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are up 45 cents in June but down 40 to 50 cents in other front months on Wednesday. The Wednesday Fed Cattle online auction showed...

Brown and white piglet by Fernando Cavalcanti via Pixabay
Hogs Rallying on Wednesday, with a Front Month Exception

Lean hog futures are down 25 cents in July, but up $1.25 to $1.50 in other contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.50 on Wednesday...

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Feeder Cattle Staying Spicy

August feeder cattle continue to trend higher from the June 4 double bottom, with traders targeting major resistance between 370 and 374 while strong seasonal...

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Hogs Look to Wednesday Trade

Lean hog futures were down 30 cents to $1.77 in the nearbys, with some deferred contracts December and beyond, up a tick to 30 cents. Front months were...

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Cattle Traders Look to Wednesday as Beef Approaches $400

Live cattle futures were in rally mode on Tuesday, closing with contracts up $3.60 to $5.95 higher. New buying interest was noted, up 4,735 contracts....

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July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.74 (+0.97%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed up +0.0291 (+1.01%). Crude oil and gasoline prices...

Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Storm Threat to US LNG Exports

July Nymex natural gas (NGN26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.094 (-2.90%). Nat-gas prices fell from a 1.5-week high on Wednesday and settled lower on concerns...

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Sugar Prices Rise on Weak India Monsoon Rains

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.03 (+0.22%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +2.30 (+0.51%). Sugar prices...

Cocoa Markets Price in Global Weather Risks

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) on Wednesday closed up +2 (+0.05%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) closed up +5 (+0.16%). Cocoa prices climbed to 3-week...

Tighter Supplies and Brazil Harvest Delays Boost Coffee Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.60 (+0.22%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +11 (+0.30%). Coffee prices on Wednesday...

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Google is taking corporate social responsibility (and biohacking) to the next level after asking the U.S. government to approve its plan to eradicate mosquito-borne...

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