Live Cattle Oct '27 (LEV27)
Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures closed Friday seeing some strength off the lows but closing down 22 to 87 cents. April was down $1.82 this week. Cash trade has picked up this week, with $248 sales across the country, higher in the south but $1 weaker in the North. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 571 of the 1,222 head at $248. Feeder cattle futures were $1.57 to $2.85 lower across the board on Friday, with April $2.82 lower this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.42 to $377.67 on April 16.Â
USDA broke ground on a sterile fly facility in Edinburg, TX, with the 100 million fly/week plant expected to open in November 2027.Â
USDA’s Cattle on Feed report from Friday showed March Placements down 7.67% from a year ago at 1.709 million head, coming close to estimates. Marketings were 5.5% lower vs. last year at 1.62 million head. April 1 on feed came in close to estimates at 11.576 million head, down 0.53% from a year ago. The inventory for heifers on... Read more
Sidwell Strategies · Sat Apr 18, 8:46AM CDT
Bullish bias in Cattle-on-Feed report
Barchart · Fri Apr 17, 4:41PM CDT
Lean hog futures closed Friday with contracts down a tick to 67 cents, as June was down $2.67 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...
Barchart · Fri Apr 17, 4:41PM CDT
Live cattle futures closed Friday seeing some strength off the lows but closing down 22 to 87 cents. April was down $1.82 this week. Cash trade has picked...
Walsh Trading · Fri Apr 17, 4:35PM CDT
Cattle Markets Crash and recover in front of the Cattle on Feed report
Swift Trading Company · Fri Apr 17, 2:08PM CDT
In my opinion, the cattle market is believed moving into equilibrium. Rationing has caused significant shifts in domestic production and processing.
Barchart · Sun Apr 19, 3:56AM CDT
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Barchart · Sat Apr 18, 9:00AM CDT
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