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Live Cattle Dec '27 (LEZ27)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Friday Trade as President Trump Lifts Import Tariffs for 90 Days

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cents to $1.125 at the Thursday close, with August 7 cents lower. Open interest suggested modest new buying, up 3,076 contracts. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $226. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,520 head offered, with bids of $223 to 225. Feeder cattle futures were down $1.55 to $2.12 higher across the board. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 51 cents on August 19 to $341.85. 

Early this morning President Trump stated the US “will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariffs” for 90 days. 

Export Sales data from USDA showed beef sales for 2026 at 9,299 MT for the week ending on 8/13. That was a 5-week low. Mexico was the buyer of 1,600 MT, with 1,400 MT to South Korea. Shipments were tallied at 12,646 MT, which was a 6-week high. South Korea was the destination of 3,600 MT, with 3,200 MT he... Read more

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Holy Cow! What’s Got Cattle Moving?

Trump’s tariff-free beef announcement adds more pressure to cattle, but the charts suggest live cattle may be nearing the end of a five-wave decline....

Brown and white cow with ear tag by Clara Bastian via iStock
Where Are Cattle Prices Heading After the 2026 Grilling Season Ends?

Live and feeder cattle futures prices have moved into short-term bearish trends, while the long-term path of least resistance remains higher. The end of...

Pig feeding from trough in pen by Yuliya Sidorova via Istock
Hogs Look to Round Out the Week

Lean hog futures saw losses of 25 cents to $1.27 in the front months on Thursday, with the deferreds mixed. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

Black and white cow in field by JackieLou DL via Pixabay
Cattle Look to Friday Trade as President Trump Lifts Import Tariffs for 90 Days

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cents to $1.125 at the Thursday close, with August 7 cents lower. Open interest suggested modest new buying, up...

Pile of soybeans by PAVEL IARUNICHEV via iStock
Soybean Analysis & Targets Updated

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

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Hogs Fall Back Weaker on Thursday

Lean hog futures saw losses of 25 cents to $1.27 in the front months on Thursday, with the deferreds mixed. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...

Global Supply Concerns Support Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.18 (+1.03%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +4.10 (+0.74%). Sugar prices are moving...

Micron Technology Puts Have High Yields for Short Sellers Even With MU Stock Higher

Micron stock is up from a recent trough and in a trading range. But short-put MU yields at a strike 9% lower over the next month have a 4.50% 1-month yield....

Cocoa Prices Fall on Rising Nigerian Cocoa Exports

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is down -138 (-2.27) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -28 (-0.65%). Cocoa prices are falling today...

Google Lost About $186 Billion After 4 of Its Top AI Researchers Left, but Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be ‘A Founding Investor’ Anyway

A shakeup of Google's AI team decimated Alphabet's stock, but the negative aspects may have just been blown out of proportion by the market.

Coffee Prices Slip on Brazil Harvest Pressures

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -0.25 (-0.08%) today, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -86 (-2.32%). Coffee prices are falling...

Ahead of Zoom Earnings, Here's What Barchart Data Says Comes Next for ZM Stock

Zoom is scheduled to report its fiscal Q2 earnings on Aug. 25. Options traders and Wall Street analysts are bullish on ZM shares heading into the quarterly...

Crude Oil Prices Consolidate Below Thursday’s 1-Month High

October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is down -0.14 (-0.16%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is up +0.0540 (+1.79%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are...

Where Are Cattle Prices Heading After the 2026 Grilling Season Ends?

Live and feeder cattle futures prices have moved into short-term bearish trends, while the long-term path of least resistance remains higher. The end of...

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