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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Back on Thursday

Live cattle futures reverted lower on Thursday with contracts down 12 cents to $1.22 at the close. Early cash action has seen $191 trade reported in KS this week, with action up to $195-196 in NE reported on Thursday. This morning’s Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $192 live sales on 2 of the 4 lots. There were no deliveries issued against December live cattle again on Wednesday. Feeder cattle posted losses of 70 cents to $1 on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.61 from the day prior at $263.07 on December 11. 

This morning’s Export Sales report indicated 10,989 MT of 2024 beef was sold in the week ending on 12/5, with 5,409 MT sold for 2025. The combined sales were a 3-week high and 4.57% larger than the same time last year. Japan was the buyer of 6,400 MT in total, with South Korea in for 4,900 MT. Shipments were tallied at 15,065 MT, in that week, which was also the highest in 3 weeks. South Korea was the top destination of 4,500 MT,... Read more

  • Cattle Fall Back on Thursday

    Live cattle futures reverted lower on Thursday with contracts down 12 cents to $1.22 at the close. Early cash action has seen $191 trade reported in KS...

  • Hogs Close with Thursday Gains

    Lean hog futures settled with 5 to 20 cent gains on Thursday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $79.02 on Thursday afternoon,...

  • Shootin' the Bull about who owns what and where.

    Open interest increased significantly at the known top of the market. This means that every new long position in futures owns cattle at near contract highs,...

  • Corn Retreats While Soybeans Hold Their Own

    Corn has been outperforming soybeans as of late, are the tides about to turn?

  • Cattle Slipping Back After Early Gains

    Live cattle futures are reverting lower at midday, with contracts down 10 to 20 cents and nearby Dec up 22 cents on cash strength. Early cash action has...

  • Hogs Sneaking Higher at Midday

    Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 22 cent gains at Thursday’s midday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $80.78 on Thursday...

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