Futures Market Overview

Live cattle futures closed with losses of 45 cents to $1.07 in the nearbys and 17 to 45 cent gains in back months. Cash trade from last week was $260 to $265 across the country. Feeder cattle futures saw...

Soybeans posted fractional losses in some deferred contracts, with the front months down as much as 10 1/2 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 10 1/4 cents at $11.22 1/4. Soymeal...

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade at Tuesday’s final bell, with June up 37 cents and other contracts down $1.12. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday afternoon due to low volume....

Cotton futures saw mixed trade on Tuesday, with nearby July down 5 points and other contracts up as much as 51. The US dollar index was $0.111 lower at $99.075. Crude oil was down $3.03 on the day to $93.57....

Corn futures were under pressure across the board on Tuesday with contracts down 1 ¼ to 5 ¾ cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 3/4 cents to $4.18 3/4. Losses...

The wheat complex posted mixed trade on Wednesday, with the winter wheats facing some weakness. Chicago SRW futures saw losses of 4 to 11 cents in most contracts at the close. KC HRW futures closed mixed,...

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While the on feed numbers grew, some thought that meant fewer cattle. That is not the case, it is that there will be fewer animals for someone else to put the pounds on over the summer.