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Oliver Sloup dives into today’s market action as grain and livestock markets see impressive gains to round out the week. He walks through what’s behind the rally and what to watch heading into next...
In my opinion, not a great deal changed over the past week.
Cold Storage - 2026-01-23
Live cattle futures are up $1.70 to $2.42 so far on Friday. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $233-234 live, with $365 dressed. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed...
Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 30 cent midday losses on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $80.86 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 67 cents on Jan...
Live cattle futures were down 12 to 72 cents at Thursday’s close, with some deferreds higher. Open interest rose 626 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $232 so...
Lean hog futures settled Thursday with contracts 50 to 75 cents higher on the session and reaching new contract highs. Open interest rose 4,217 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was...
Live cattle futures were down 12 to 72 cents at Thursday’s close, with some deferreds higher. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $232 so far this week on thin volume. The Wednesday Fed...
Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 50 to 75 cents higher and reaching new contract highs. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $83.09 on Thursday afternoon, down $2.04...
