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Live Cattle Oct '21 (LEV21)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Falls Lower on Friday

Live cattle futures were $1.50 to $2.40 lower on Friday, with June down $1.05 this week. Cash trade picked up on Friday to $255-258 across the country. Feeder cattle futures were down $4.60 to $5.02 in most contracts on Friday with August slipping $1.42 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $3.77 on May 28 to $373.40. 

Commitment of Traders data from CFTC on Friday showed live cattle spec traders at a net long of 120,569 contracts of futures and options as of Tuesday, trimming 9,544 contracts over the course of the week. Managed money in feeder cattle were busy exiting longs, dropping the net long by 5,785 contracts to the smallest net long since the fall of 2024 at 10,595 contracts.

The weekly Export Sales report showed 13,211 MT of beef sold for 2026 in the week ending on May 21. That was a 4 week high. South Korea was the top buyer of 3,900 MT, with 2,800 MT to Japan. Shipments were pegged at 14,985 MT, which was a 12-week high. Of that total, 5,200 Mt wa... Read more

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Lean hog futures were down 80 cents to $2.62 at the close, as June was up just a dime on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.23...

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Cattle Falls Lower on Friday

Live cattle futures were $1.50 to $2.40 lower on Friday, with June down $1.05 this week. Cash trade picked up on Friday to $255-258 across the country....

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