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Live Cattle Aug '20 (LEQ20)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Reverting Lower on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are trading with slight nickel to 45 cent lower action. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week. This morning’s Central Stockyards online Fed Cattle Exchange auction showed no sales on the 1,354 head listed, with bids of $178 to $179 and asks of $183-184.  Feeder cattle futures are down 42 to 95 cents at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 76 cents at $243.44 on September 16. 

Friday’s Cattle on Feed report is expected to show August placements down 1% from a year ago, with August marketings dropping 3.4% according to a Reuters survey of analysts. September 1 on feed estimates are running up 0.9% from 2023.

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices lower in the Wednesday morning report. Choice boxes were down another 36 cents at $303.55, with Select 61 cents lower @ $291.61. The Chc/Select spread widened to $11.94. USDA estimated Tuesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 125,000 head, taking the weekly total to 246,000 head. That is 8,000... Read more

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  • Hogs Mixed at Midday

    Lean hog futures are showing mixed action at midday, with nearby contracts down a tick to 15 cents higher. The national average base hog price was not...

  • Cattle Reverting Lower on Wednesday

    Live cattle futures are trading with slight nickel to 45 cent lower action. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week. This morning’s Central Stockyards...

  • Livestock Futures Rally

    Livestock markets were able to stage an impressive rally in Tuesday’s trade, can the strength continue ahead of today’s Federal Reserve meeting?

  • Cattle Look to Wednesday After Tuesday Rally

    Live cattle futures posted 50 cent to $1.575 higher trade on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week, with Monday mostly compiling showlists....

  • Hogs Shift Focus to Wednesday

    Lean hog futures were up $1.12 to $1.85 in the nearby contracts on Tuesday, with other contracts 47 cents to $1.17 higher. The national average base hog...

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