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Live Cattle Aug '25 (LEQ25)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Showing Firmer Trade on Thursday

Live cattle futures are showing contracts within 20 cents of unchanged at Thursday’s midday. Cash trade saw some light trade at $246 in the South, steady to up $1 from last week. The Thursday morning Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction saw $244-244.50 bids, though no sales on the 970 head offered. Feeder cattle futures are showing slight 50 to 85 cent gains at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 4 cents to $364.55 on April 7. 

USDA’s Export Sales report showed 17,408 MT of beef sold in the week of 4/2, the third largest so far in the calendar year. Shipments were the lowest in 4 week at 13,321 MT.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices bounced higher in the Thursday morning report, with the Chc/Sel still at an inverted 50 cents. Choice boxes were up $2.71 to $382.37, while Select was 60 cents higher at $382.87. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter for Wednesday at 109,000 head, with the weekly total at 320,000. That was down 4,000 head... Read more

Pig grazing in a field by Santiago Gonzalez via Pixabay
Hogs Holding Steady on Thursday

Lean hog futures are up a quarter in soon to expire April, with other contracts steady to a dime lower. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at...

HEK26 : 95.900s (-0.49%)
HEJ26 : 90.675s (+0.53%)
HEM26 : 104.125s (-0.50%)
Black and white cow in field by JackieLou DL via Pixabay
Cattle Showing Firmer Trade on Thursday

Live cattle futures are showing contracts within 20 cents of unchanged at Thursday’s midday. Cash trade saw some light trade at $246 in the South, steady...

LEQ26 : 243.350s (+0.38%)
LEM26 : 247.200s (+0.52%)
LEJ26 : 249.775s (+0.31%)
GFK26 : 370.425s (+0.66%)
GFJ26 : 372.525s (+0.50%)
GFQ26 : 370.125s (+0.59%)
WASDE

WASDE - 2026-04-09

KGK26 : 0.7326 (+2.22%)
ZSK26 : 1165-2s (+0.28%)
KIK26 : 315.00 (unch)
XBM26 : 203.50s (-0.97%)
KOM26 : 4,676 (+0.71%)
SWQ26 : 416.50s (-2.12%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.6819 (+0.16%)
ZOK26 : 332-4s (unch)
BJK26 : 1.6380 (-0.24%)
ZMK26 : 317.6s (+1.11%)
MLK26 : 195.50s (-1.14%)
ZCK26 : 444-0s (-0.73%)
Pigs on a pig farm by artbyPixel via iStock
Hogs Look to Thursday Following Weaker Midweek Action

Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, as contracts closed with losses of a dime in some deferreds to $2.40 in June. USDA’s national base hog price...

HEK26 : 95.900s (-0.49%)
HEJ26 : 90.675s (+0.53%)
HEM26 : 104.125s (-0.50%)
Close up of brown and white cow by Derek Sewell via Pixabay
Cattle Look to Thursday After Holding Higher on Wednesday

Live cattle futures saw gains of a nickel in August to $1.30 in some deferred contracts on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,079 contracts. Cash trade...

LEQ26 : 243.350s (+0.38%)
LEM26 : 247.200s (+0.52%)
LEJ26 : 249.775s (+0.31%)
GFK26 : 370.425s (+0.66%)
GFJ26 : 372.525s (+0.50%)
GFQ26 : 370.125s (+0.59%)
Piglets in a pasture by Beatrice Hohl via Pixabay
Hogs Fall Lower on Wednesday

Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, as contracts closed with losses of a dime in some deferreds to $2.40 in June. USDA’s national base hog price...

HEK26 : 95.900s (-0.49%)
HEJ26 : 90.675s (+0.53%)
HEM26 : 104.125s (-0.50%)
Crude Prices Gain as Closure of Strait of Hormuz Curbs Oil Supplies

May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) on Thursday closed up +3.46 (+3.66%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) closed down -0.0052 (-0.17%). Crude oil and gasoline prices...

CLK26 : 98.93 (+4.79%)
RBM26 : 2.9444 (+0.82%)
Nat-Gas Prices Retreat on Abundant US Supplies

May Nymex natural gas (NGK26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.054 (-1.98%). Nat-gas prices added to this week's losses on Thursday, falling to a 7.5-month...

NGK26 : 2.680 (-1.62%)
Did Higher Oil Prices Send World Sugar Futures Higher?

Over the past weeks, world sugar futures prices recovered and rallied to a new 206 high, as sugar has followed crude oil and ethanol prices higher.

SBK26 : 13.92s (-2.18%)
CLK26 : 98.93 (+4.79%)
FLK26 : 1.95000s (unch)
CANE : 9.46 (-2.53%)
Micron Stock Is Up on Ceasefire News. Should You Buy MU Here?

Micron stock pops following news of a two-week ceasefire deal as the stock looks to regain momentum.

MU : 420.84 (+3.47%)
HPQ : 18.44 (-2.38%)
$SRIT : 5,451.49 (+0.11%)
DELL : 181.55 (-2.11%)
Palantir Stock Slumps on Michael Burry Comments. Should You Buy the Dip or Stay Away?

Palantir stock is sinking as Michael Burry takes aim at the company’s enterprise dominance. PLTR shares face three massive headwinds in 2026.

MSFT : 372.19 (-0.57%)
GOOG : 316.40 (+0.53%)
GOOGL : 318.47 (+0.36%)
PLTR : 128.65 (-8.60%)
Sugar Prices Sharply Lower on Robust Global Supplies

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.31 (-2.18%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed down -8.70 (-2.06%). Sugar prices...

SBK26 : 13.92s (-2.18%)
SWQ26 : 416.50s (-2.12%)
Cocoa Prices Pressured by Adequate Supplies and Tepid Demand

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Thursday closed down -34 (-1.06%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed down -25 (-1.05%). Cocoa prices settled lower...

CCK26 : 3,162s (-1.06%)
CAN26 : 2,378s (-0.79%)
Coffee Prices Consolidate Recent Losses

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.35 (-0.12%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed down -18 (-0.54%). Coffee prices settled...

^USDBRL : 5.09910 (+0.01%)
RMN26 : 3,239s (-0.52%)
KCK26 : 293.70s (-0.12%)
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