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Lean hog futures were mixed at the Tuesday close, with nearby October up a tick and other contracts down as much as 50 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $109.66 in the Tuesday PM...

Live cattle futures rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts down 40 to 17 cents higher. Cash trade has been quiet and mostly compiling showlists on Monday. Last week was mostly steady, with light...

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Contract Highs in the Feeders Again - It's Time for an Option Play

For the moment, today's price action of feeder cattle suggests competition for inventory is believed favored over contraction of production capacity.

Lean hog futures are up a tick in October, with other nearby contracts 45 cents lower. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.94 cents in the Tuesday AM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

Live cattle futures are showing gains of 42 cents to $1.37. Cash trade was quiet and mostly compiling showlists on Monday. Last week was mostly steady, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North...

Lean hog futures settled the Monday session with contracts up a tick to 62 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was down 18 cents in the Monday PM report at $107.70. The CME Lean Hog Index was back...

Live cattle futures closed the Monday session with 47 cent to $1.10 gains in the nearbys. Cash trade was quiet and mosy compiling showlists on Monday. Last week was mostly steady, with light dressed trade...

Live cattle futures posted 47 cent to $1.10 gains in the nearbys at the Monday close. Cash trade was mostly steady last week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245....

With apparently no indication of the border being reopened, the narrative from last week shifts dramatically from expectations of more inventory to work with, to cattle feeders going into full competition...

Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling discussed today’s grain trade along with Oliver’s findings from his route on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.

Low-Cost Options, With Limited Risk + BULLISH AND BEARISH FEEDER CATTLE OPTION TRADES

Lean hog futures are up 42 to 95 points so far on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 3 cents at $109.80...

Live cattle futures are down 17 cents to 62 cents higher across most contracts on Monday. Cash trade was mostly steady last week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245....

Live from the fields, Oliver Sloup shares his findings from the first day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. Tune in!

Live cattle futures are posted gains of $2.90 to 3.90 across most contracts on Friday, with August up $3.70 on the week. Preliminary open interest was up 1,503 contracts on Friday. Cash trade was mostly...

Lean hog futures saw Friday strength of 97 cents to $1.50, as bulls fought back to close out the week. October was still down 57 cents over the week. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.49 in...

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Sep grain options expire & Cattle-on-Feed next Friday