Live Cattle Dec '25 (LEZ25)
Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures were in rally mode on Thursday with gains of $2.55 to $4.80. Cash trade has crept up to $256-257 the week, with sales of $403-407 in the beef. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange showed sales of $256.50 on 284 of the 1,116 head offered and another $405-$405.50 dressed sales on another 80 head. Feeder cattle futures bought the fact following the screwworm confirmation on Wednesday, with gains of $10.40 to the $10.75 limit. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $4.93 on June 1 to $359.21.
Late on Wednesday evening, the USDA confirmed a case of the New World Screwworm in South Texas after testing a suspected case in a 3-week old calf in Zavala county.Â
The Thursday APHIS update on the New World Screwworm showed a total of 2,077 active cases of in Mexico as of Wednesday. There were 155 active cases in the bordering state of Tamaulipas (10 within a range of 79-98 miles of the US border), 83 active in Nuevo Leon (28 within a range of 50-98 miles of the... Read more
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Live cattle futures were in rally mode on Thursday with gains of $2.55 to $4.80. Cash trade has crept up to $256-257 the week, with sales of $403-407 in...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted 30 to 70 cent losses on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.66 on Thursday PM, up $1.30 from the day...
Walsh Trading · Thu Jun 4, 4:15PM CDT
What a Day! The Cattle and Grain Markets Are Not Done Yet...
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Blue Line Futures · Thu Jun 4, 3:29PM CDT
Grains kept bleeding into the afternoon, with corn hitting fresh contract lows, soybeans finally cracking 30-plus cents, and wheat grinding toward key...
Swift Trading Company · Thu Jun 4, 3:00PM CDT
This is no place for the weak at heart. Few fundamentals appeared to have changed this week, leading me to anticipate more volatility and price expanse....
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MetLife has trailed the S&P 500 over the past year, but the stock has picked up momentum lately, outperforming the broader market over the past three months....
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 6:30PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Corn futures continued their death spiral liquidation from the last few weeks, with contracts down another 5 to 8 1/4 cents at the close. The CmdtyView...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Live cattle futures were in rally mode on Thursday with gains of $2.55 to $4.80. Cash trade has crept up to $256-257 the week, with sales of $403-407 in...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted 30 to 70 cent losses on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.66 on Thursday PM, up $1.30 from the day...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with most contracts 136 to 216 points lower on the day. The US dollar index was down $0.080 at $99.425. Crude...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
Soybeans fell 20 to 27 cents across most contracts on Thursday, as product values added some pressure. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price...
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
The wheat complex extended the weakness on Thursday, with losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures fell 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 cents on Thursday. KC...
