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Live Cattle Apr '19 (LEJ19)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Close Out May

Live cattle futures closed Thursday with contracts 52 cents to $1.67 in the red on the session. Preliminary open interest was down 1,627 contracts. Cash trade has been limited so far, with a few bids of $253. Last week’s cash trade was at $260 to $265 across the country. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,008 head offered, with bids of $253-255. Feeder cattle futures posted 82 cent to $1.60 losses across the front months on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.37 on May 27 to $369.63. 

The Thursday APHIS update on the New World Screwworm showed a total of 2,072 active cases in Mexico as of Wednesday. There were 182 active cases in the bordering state of Tamaulipas, 105 active in Nuevo Leon, and 19 in Coahuila.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Thursday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $6.74. Choice boxes were down $2.40 to $392.32, while Select was $3.71 lower at $385.58. USDA estimated federally insp... Read more

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Cattle Look to Close Out May

Live cattle futures closed Thursday with contracts 52 cents to $1.67 in the red on the session. Preliminary open interest was down 1,627 contracts. Cash...

Veterinarian standing next to a pig pen by dusanpetkovic via iStock
Hog Traders Looking to Friday Trade

Lean hog futures closed with most contracts steady to 90 cents in the green and June down 62 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.64...

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Hogs Close with Strength on Thursday

Lean hog futures closed with most contracts steady to 90 cents in the green and June down 62 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.64...

Brown cow in field by Alexa via Pixabay
Cattle Slip Lower on Thursday

Live cattle futures closed Thursday with contracts 52 cents to $1.67 in the red on the session. Cash trade has been limited so far, with a few bids of...

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about the influence of Tweets

There were very few analyst's that didn't comment on the 2 minute reaction from Trump's tweet this morning.

Pig resting in pen on hay by Annette Meyer via Pixabay
Hogs Slipping Lower on Thursday

Lean hog futures are trading with 7 to 50 cent losses at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $94.47 on Thursday morning, down 3 cents...

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TDOC Stock Pops as Teladoc Teams Up With Walmart

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Is Thermo Fisher Scientific Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

Despite Thermo Fisher Scientific's underperformance relative to the SPX over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on the stock’s...

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