
April live cattle futures (LEJ25) have felt heavy selling pressure over the past week after prices hit a contract high of $207.725 a hundredweight on Jan. 28. Nearby live cattle futures (LEG25) notched a record high of $209.35 at the same time. Same goes for March feeder cattle futures (GFH25) after that market scored a contract high of $279.825 on Jan. 29. Nearby feeder futures scored a record high of $282.25. Cash cattle (LEY00) (GFY00) prices posted a fresh all-time average high of $209.57 in the last week of January – the fifth straight week for a record high average and the 11th straight week of price gains in the average.