Live Cattle Dec '25 (LEZ25)
Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary
Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $235-240 by USDA. Feeder cattle futures were down anywhere from 47 cents to $2.80 across most contracts on Wednesday. August was the lone exception, up $1.15. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.10 on July 13 to $370.32.
Wholesale Boxed Beef prices continued lower in the Wednesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $12.10. Choice boxes were down $2.67 at $371.28, with Select $5.23 lower to $359.18. USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was at 108,000 head, with the week to date total at 324,000 head. That is up 6,000 head from the previous week but 20,855 head below the same week last year.
Aug 26 Live Cattle  closed at $230.325, down $1.100,
Oct 26 Live Cattle  closed at $226.250, down $1.400,
Dec 26 Live Cattle  closed at $225.825, down $1.475,... Read more
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.05 to $2.35 across most contracts on Wednesday, with July up 7 cents on expiration. USDA’s national base hog price...
Blue Line Futures · Wed Jul 15, 4:03PM CDT
Wheat did the heavy lifting today, finishing 5% higher for the day. Corn and soybeans tagged along, cattle got hit hard, but lean hog futures made new...
Swift Trading Company · Wed Jul 15, 2:37PM CDT
The price erosion has created an exceptionally wide positive basis, leaving producers with the aspect of "damned if you do and damned if you don't."
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 12:16PM CDT
Live cattle futures are down another $1.30 to $1.90 at midday, to extend the losses. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with a few light northern...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 12:16PM CDT
Lean hog futures are showing gains of $1.6 to $2.05 on Wednesday with August up a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.70 on Wednesday...
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Incyte is scheduled to release its second-quarter results later this month, with analysts projecting a double-digit increase in its bottom line figure....
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 6:30PM CDT
FMC stock is trading near the lowest level in over two decades as the company continues to battle several challenges. It, however, can be a speculative...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Soybeans were up 7 ½ to 11 cents at the Wednesday close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 3/4 cents $11.55 1/2. Soymeal futures...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
The wheat complex was in rally mode leading to the grains higher on Wednesday, with export concerns out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were mostly...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Corn futures posted gains of 5 to 9 cents across the board at the close on Wednesday, getting spillover support from near limit gains in wheat. That came...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.05 to $2.35 across most contracts on Wednesday, with July up 7 cents on expiration. USDA’s national base hog price...
Barchart · Wed Jul 15, 5:17PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up 90 cents on the day with the US dollar...