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Live Cattle Oct '23 (LEV23)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Fat Cattle Fall Back on Wednesday, While Feeders Rally Late

Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with losses of 90 cents to $2.52.  Cash trade has been limited so far this week with a few $260 sales in KS and $265 in the North. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 652 head offered, with bids of $259-260. Feeder cattle futures rallied late into the Wednesday close, as contracts were up 52 cents to $2.125 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.98 to $372.44 on May 19. 

Cargill’s Fort Morgan, CO, beef plant has initiated a lockout of employees following months of bargaining and negotiations. While the 4,700 capacity plant being offline does limit kill capacity, most affect will likely see cattle shifted around to other plants. Slaughter ready cattle supplies still remain tight.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Wednesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $2.49. Choice boxes were down $2.13 to $393.62, while Select was $2.45 lower at $394.86. USDA esti... Read more

Closeup of cows eating in barn by dusanpetkovic via iStock
Cattle Falling on Thursday, with Feeders Falling the Limit

Live cattle futures are $3 to $4.90 across most contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has been limited so far this week with a few $260 sales in KS and $265...

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Hogs Facing Pressure on Thursday

Lean hog futures are down $1.65 to $1.92 across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday morning due to...

Pink pig in pasture by DESPIERRES via Pixabay
Hogs Close Wednesday with Weakness

Lean hog futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 17 cents to $1 lower across most months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at...

Cow grazing in a meadow sunshine by Mario Dobelmann via Unsplash
Fat Cattle Fall Back on Wednesday, While Feeders Rally Late

Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with losses of 90 cents to $2.52. Cash trade has been limited so far this week with a few $260 sales...

Corn, blue sky - by Skitterphoto via Pixabay
Crude Oil Crashed 7% on Iran Deal Headlines — And Grains Paid the Price

If you came in this morning looking for a quiet Wednesday, the market had other plans. Grains got taken to the woodshed, and the fingerprints all over...

Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Shootin' the Bull about odd trading

If I thought Tuesday was odd, what am I thinking today?  I am in awe of the dynamic price movement, both higher and lower reflecting how discombobbled...

Cotton Falling at Thursday’s Midday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts down 300 to 366 points on the Thursday session. The US dollar index was $0.306 higher at $99.320. Crude oil is...

Corn Holding Steady at Midday

Corn futures are trading with contracts steady to fractionally higher on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 3/4 cent to $4.26...

Cattle Falling on Thursday, with Feeders Falling the Limit

Live cattle futures are $3 to $4.90 across most contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has been limited so far this week with a few $260 sales in KS and $265...

Hogs Facing Pressure on Thursday

Lean hog futures are down $1.65 to $1.92 across most contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday morning due to...

Soybeans Easing Lower on Thursday

Soybeans are trading with 2 to 4 cent losses in most contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 3 1/4 cents at $11.34...

Wheat Slipping Lower on Thursday

The wheat complex is trading with weakness on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are down 8 to 9 cents at midday. KC HRW futures are showing 5 to 6 ½ cent...

An Apparent Short Squeeze Is Brewing in T1 Energy Stock

T1 Energy stock experiences a powerful short squeeze following Fuzzy Panda’s short report. Roth Capital and Situational Awareness are also bullish on...

Intuit Is Slashing More Than 3,000 Jobs. Why Wall Street Is Punishing INTU Stock for the AI Pivot.

The layoffs will represent about 17% of its personnel.

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