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Live Cattle Aug '26 (LEQ26)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close with Thursday Gains as Cash Trade Looks Firmer

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cent to $1.27 at the Thursday close. 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 found strength into Thursday’s close, with gains of $1.85 to $2.60 across the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down 45 cents to $364.10 on April 8.

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. South Korea and Japan were the largest buyers of 6,100 MT each. Shipments were the lowest in 4 week at 13,321 MT. The largest destination was South Korea at 4,600 MT, with 3,800 MT to Japan.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Thursday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel still at an inverted 48 cents. Choice boxes were up $1.43 to $31.09, while Select was 70 cents lowe... Read more

3 Cheeseburgers with bacon by Malkovstock via iStock
Chart of the Day - June Live Cattle

New Contract Highs to start the week! Will it continue?

Black and brown pig in green pasture by LUNAMARINA via iStock
Hogs Face Pressure on Thursday

Lean hog futures saw front month April up 47 cents ahead of next week’s expiration, as other contracts were down 25 to 77 cents. USDA’s national base...

HEK26 : 95.900s (-0.49%)
HEJ26 : 90.675s (+0.53%)
HEM26 : 104.125s (-0.50%)
Two cows looking at camera by Clara Bastian via iStock
Cattle Close with Thursday Gains as Cash Trade Looks Firmer

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cent to $1.27 at the Thursday close. Cash trade saw some light trade at $246 in the South, steady to up $1 from...

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%)
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%)
WASDE

WASDE - 2026-04-09

KGK26 : 0.7326s (+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 : -0.6801 (+0.42%)
ZOK26 : 332-4s (unch)
BJK26 : 1.6330s (-0.55%)
ZMK26 : 317.6s (+1.11%)
MLK26 : 195.50s (-1.14%)
ZCK26 : 444-0s (-0.73%)
Wheat Falls on Thursday with Larger World Stocks Outlook

The wheat complex was weaker on Thursday, following an increased stocks number from USDA. Chicago SRW futures saw losses of 4 ¾ to 7 ¼ cents at the close....

KEN26 : 605-6s (-1.02%)
KEK26 : 590-4s (-0.80%)
MWK26 : 6.1825s (-0.92%)
ZWK26 : 574-4s (-0.99%)
ZWN26 : 585-0s (-1.06%)
Hogs Face Pressure on Thursday

Lean hog futures saw front month April up 47 cents ahead of next week’s expiration, as other contracts were down 25 to 77 cents. USDA’s national base...

HEK26 : 95.900s (-0.49%)
HEJ26 : 90.675s (+0.53%)
HEM26 : 104.125s (-0.50%)
Cotton Rallies on Thursday

Cotton futures closed out the Thursday rally with contracts up 80 to 159 points across most contracts. The outside markets are generally supportive, with...

CTN26 : 75.32s (+2.36%)
CTK26 : 73.26s (+2.22%)
CTZ26 : 76.87s (+1.86%)
Soybeans Post Slight Thursday Gains as USDA Makes Very Few Major Changes

Soybeans posted gains of ¼ to 4 cents on Thursday, led by the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 3/4 cents at $10.97...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.9723 (+0.32%)
ZLK26 : 67.70s (+0.42%)
ZMK26 : 317.6s (+1.11%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.8546 (+0.03%)
ZSX26 : 1152-4s (+0.04%)
ZSK26 : 1165-2s (+0.28%)
ZSN26 : 1181-0s (+0.25%)
Cattle Close with Thursday Gains as Cash Trade Looks Firmer

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cent to $1.27 at the Thursday close. Cash trade saw some light trade at $246 in the South, steady to up $1 from...

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%)
Corn Slips Lower on Thursday, as the Trade Looks Past USDA Reports

Corn futures saw losses on Thursday, with contracts down 1 ½ to 3 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 cents at $4.05 1/2....

ZCZ26 : 474-2s (-0.37%)
ZCN26 : 455-0s (-0.66%)
ZCK26 : 444-0s (-0.73%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.3402 (-0.44%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0450 (-0.76%)
As Amazon Takes on Chipmakers, Should You Buy AMZN Stock Here?

Amazon stock pushed higher as the company revealed plans of selling AI chips and announces $25 billion data center investment in Mississippi. Here’s...

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AMD : 236.64 (+2.08%)
AMZN : 233.65 (+5.60%)
Down More Than 30% from All-Time Highs, Should You Buy the Tesla Stock Dip?

With Tesla shares are off more than 30% from their highs ahead of earnings, will investors be persuaded to buy here?

GOOG : 316.37 (+0.52%)
GOOGL : 318.49 (+0.37%)
TSLA : 345.62 (+0.69%)
$SPX : 6,824.66 (+0.62%)
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