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Live Cattle Aug '22 (LEQ22)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Post Weakness on Thursday

Live cattle futures were falling on Thursday, with contracts down $1.80 to $2.47 at the close. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,356 head, with bids at $245-248. Feeder cattle futures fell back $4.90 to $5.90 on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $3.70 on July 8 to $374.45. 

Export Sales data from USDA showed beef sales for 2026 at 13,977 MT for the week ending on 7/2. That was back up from last week after USDA issued a correction to 12,064 MT for the week of 6/25. Shipments were tallied at 14,492 MT, which was back down from last week. 

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Thursday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $17.32. Choice boxes were down 39 cents at $380.81, with Select 40 cents higher to $363.49. USDA’s federally inspected cattle slaughter for Thursday was estimated at 112,000 head, taking the we... Read more

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Cattle Post Weakness on Thursday

Live cattle futures were falling on Thursday, with contracts down $1.80 to $2.47 at the close. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday at $247-248 across the...

Piglets Sleeping Next to Each Other by Roy Buri via Pixabay
Hogs Close with Mixed Trade on Thursday

Lean hog futures were mixed at the final bell on Thursday, with contracts down $1.50 in August to as much as 30 cents higher in the deferreds. USDA’s...

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"Shootin' the Bull" about increasing assumption of risk

Price erosion continues, with basis remaining wide.

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Cattle Weakness Resumes on Thursday

Live cattle futures are falling $1.70 to $2 at midday Cash has been slow early this week with very little action early. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange...

Piglets Sleeping Next to Each Other by Roy Buri via Pixabay
Hogs Posting Mixed Trade at Midday

Lean hog futures continue to bounce on Thursday, with contracts anywhere from $1.20 lower to 30 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

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Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Season Is Almost Here. Lean Hog Prices Could Head Even Higher.

October lean hog futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

Corn Fades Lower on Thursday

Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 2 to 4 ¼ cents lower, as nearby July was down 7 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn...

Cattle Post Weakness on Thursday

Live cattle futures were falling on Thursday, with contracts down $1.80 to $2.47 at the close. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday at $247-248 across the...

Wheat Posts Strength on Thursday

The wheat complex led the grain complex higher on Thursday, holding with gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts posted gains of 4 ¾ to...

Soybeans Correct Lower on Thursday Ahead of Friday USDA Reports

Soybeans were down 10 to 15 ¼ cents in the front months, with other contracts fractionallt to 8 cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean...

Hogs Close with Mixed Trade on Thursday

Lean hog futures were mixed at the final bell on Thursday, with contracts down $1.50 in August to as much as 30 cents higher in the deferreds. USDA’s...

Cotton Faces Moderate Thursday Weakness

Cotton futures were down 4 to 24 points across the board at the Thursday close. Crude oil corrected back lower on Thursday despite back and forth strikes...

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