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Live Cattle Dec '15 (LEZ15)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fading on Wednesday with Weaker Beef Print

Live cattle are fading the Tuesday gains with contracts down $1 to $1.50. Cash trade has yet to develop this week, with the Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange having no sales on the 1,890 head listed. Bids were running $184, with $185-186 asks. Feeders are down $1.95 to $2.40 on the session. The CME Feeder Cattle index was down another 52 cents on May 6 to $239.53.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were reported lower in the this morning’s USDA print report. Choice boxes were down $1.79 at $293.70, with Select $3.46 lower to $288.88. That raised the Chc/Sel spread to $7.82. USDA estimated Tuesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 124,000 head, taking the weekly total to 244,000 head. That is 7,000 head above last week and down 9,442 head from the same week last year.

Jun 24 Live Cattle  are at $176.500, down $1.125,

Aug 24 Live Cattle  are at $174.200, down $1.325,

Oct 24 Live Cattle  are at $177.400, down $1.525,

May 24 Feeder Cattle  are at $239... Read more

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