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Live Cattle Aug '11 (LEQ11)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Pull Off Lows on Friday, Still Close with Weakness

Live cattle futures closed Friday seeing some strength off the lows but closing down 22 to 87 cents. April was down $1.82 this week. Cash trade has picked up this week, with $248 sales across the country, higher in the south but $1 weaker in the North. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 571 of the 1,222 head at $248. Feeder cattle futures were $1.57 to $2.85 lower across the board on Friday, with April $2.82 lower this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.42 to $377.67 on April 16. 

USDA broke ground on a sterile fly facility in Edinburg, TX, with the 100 million fly/week plant expected to open in November 2027. 

USDA’s Cattle on Feed report from Friday showed March Placements down 7.67% from a year ago at 1.709 million head, coming close to estimates. Marketings were 5.5% lower vs. last year at 1.62 million head. April 1 on feed came in close to estimates at 11.576 million head, down 0.53% from a year ago. The inventory for heifers on... Read more

Strait of Hormuz by artemegorovv via Shutterstock
Peace in the Middle East, at least for now

Bullish bias in Cattle-on-Feed report

Black and white cow in field by JackieLou DL via Pixabay
Cattle Pull Off Lows on Friday, Still Close with Weakness

Live cattle futures closed Friday seeing some strength off the lows but closing down 22 to 87 cents. April was down $1.82 this week. Cash trade has picked...

Black and brown pig in green pasture by LUNAMARINA via iStock
Hogs Face Weakness on Friday

Lean hog futures closed Friday with contracts down a tick to 67 cents, as June was down $2.67 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

Close up of brown and white cow by Derek Sewell via Pixabay
Cattle Markets Trade Lower in Front of the Cattle on Feed Report

Cattle Markets Crash and recover in front of the Cattle on Feed report

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about Equilibrium

In my opinion, the cattle market is believed moving into equilibrium.  Rationing has caused significant shifts in domestic production and processing.

Cattle on Feed

Cattle on Feed - 2026-04-17

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