With a multitude of factors recently culminating at the same time, positions taken prior to these events may need some attention.
Live cattle futures are down $2.10 to $5.05 at midday. Cash trade was picked up at $230-231 across the country last week. Feeder cattle futures are collapsing on Monday with losses of $7.75 to the $10.75...
Lean hog futures are down $1.30 to $2 at midday, with nearby August up a tick. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to thin volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was another...
What that means for live and feeder cattle futures prices here.
Lean hog futures held higher on Friday, with contracts 12 to 70 cents higher at the close, with August $1.20 higher on the week. Open interest rose 442 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price...
Live cattle futures saw gains of 27 cents to $1.67 across most contracts on Friday, with August holding for a $2.65 gain last week. Open interest was down 1,506 contracts. Cash trade was picked up at $230-231...
Lean hog futures held higher on Friday, with contracts 12 to 70 cents higher at the close, with August $1.20 higher on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.77 in the Friday PM report...
Live cattle futures saw gains of 27 cents to $1.67 across most contracts, with August holding for a $2.65 gain this week. Cash trade was picked up at $230-231 across the country this week. Feeder cattle...
