
Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 50 to 70 cents and August down 20. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards, showed no sales on the 928 head, with bids of just $220. Feeder cattle futures were up 77 cents to $1.35 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $5.36 to $316.76 on July 8.
Later in the day, President Trump raised the tariffs on Brazilian goods starting on August 1 to 50%. Brazil has been one of the top exporters of beef to the US so far this year.