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Live Cattle Oct '21 (LEV21)

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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Mixed to Close Out the Week

Live cattle ended the day with Juny down 12 cents and other contracts spreading higher, up 27 to 67 cents. June was down a total of $1.90 on the week. Cash trade has been slow to develop this week with sales of $184 in the South and a few trades in the North in a range of $186-188. Feeders were mixed on Friday, with the front months 20 to 47 cents lower and other contracts up 5 to 17 cents. May ended the week with losses of $5.40. The CME Feeder Cattle index was down $3.69 on May 1 to $243.37.

CFTC data reported spec traders trimming back 2,034 contracts from their net long in cattle futures and options. They took that to 33,620 contracts as of April 30.

USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Friday afternoon report. Choice boxes were up $1.30 at $294.20, with Select slipping 33 cents to $287.65. That raised the Chc/Sel spread to $6.55. USDA estimated Friday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 119,000 head, taking the weekly total to 619,000 head thro... Read more

  • Cattle Mixed to Close Out the Week

    Live cattle ended the day with Juny down 12 cents and other contracts spreading higher, up 27 to 67 cents. June was down a total of $1.90 on the week....

  • Shootin' the Bull about slowing economic growth

    In my opinion, further clues were presented at the end of the week via the unemployment report as to further weakening of the economy.  Stagflation has...

  • Cattle Mixed as We Round Out Week

    Live cattle are up a nickel to 90 cents across most contracts on Friday. Cash trade has been slow to develop this week with bids of $184 in the South...

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