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Live Cattle Aug '10 (LEQ10)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close with Marginal Weakness on Wednesday

Live cattle futures pulled off the early session lows on Wednesday, still closing with losses of 40 cents to $1.32. Early cash trade this week has come in near $246 across the country on lighter trade. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 1,226 head offered, with bids of $246-246.50. Feeder cattle futures posted a 22 cent gain in the April contract on Wednesday, with other contracts down 7 to 50 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 93 cents to $373.44 on April 21.  

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Wednesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel back to premium for Choice at 86 cents. Choice boxes were down $1.99 to $384.19, while Select was $3.87 lower at $383.33. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter at 111,000 head for Wednesday, with the week to date total at 319,000 head. That is down 6,000 head from last week and 26,373 head below the same week last year.  

Apr 26 Live Cattle  closed at $246.850, down $0.57... Read more

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Hogs Close Mixed on Wednesday

Lean hog futures were down 35 to 57 cents in the front months on Wednesday, with other contracts up 40 cents to $1.10. USDA’s national base hog price...

Brown and white cow with ear tag by Clara Bastian via iStock
Cattle Close with Marginal Weakness on Wednesday

Live cattle futures pulled off the early session lows on Wednesday, still closing with losses of 40 cents to $1.32. Early cash trade this week has come...

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about the consumer

There is not a great deal to discuss.  Consumers appear more impacted by the 5 years of inflation, the persistent and elevated rate of inflation, and...

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Cattle Extending Pullback on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are trading with $1.44 to $1.55 losses on Wednesday. Early cash trade this week has been quiet with a few light sales of $246 floating...

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Hog Posting Mixed Trade on Wednesday

Lean hog futures are trading with mixed action on Wednesday, with contracts down 40 cents to 55 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

Brown and white cow with ear tag by Clara Bastian via iStock
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Hogs Close Mixed on Wednesday

Lean hog futures were down 35 to 57 cents in the front months on Wednesday, with other contracts up 40 cents to $1.10. USDA’s national base hog price...

Wheat Slips Lower into the Close

The wheat complex was lower across the three markets in the midweek session. Chicago SRW futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 2 to...

Cattle Close with Marginal Weakness on Wednesday

Live cattle futures pulled off the early session lows on Wednesday, still closing with losses of 40 cents to $1.32. Early cash trade this week has come...

Soybeans Fall Lower on Wednesday with Product Pressure

Soybeans rounded out the Wednesday session with contract slipping into the close, down 4 to 11 ¼ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash...

Cotton Falls Back on Wednesday

Cotton futures were under pressure on Wednesday, with contracts falling back 135 to 225 points across the front months. The US dollar index was 0.209 higher...

Corn Holds on for Midweek Gains

Corn futures closed the Wednesday session with front months fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher and some deferreds steady to fractionally lower. May options...

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