Live cattle futures saw gains of 75 cents to $2.05 across the board on Monday. Cash trade felt softer last week to $255-258 across the country. Feeder cattle futures were $3.12 to $3.625 higher on the Monday session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $6.26 on May 29 to $367.14. Late Friday a new world screwworm case in Mexico was reported within 25 miles of the US border. The weekly OKC auction has an estimated 5,500 head for sale, with feeders noted $5-15 lower, as calves were down $10-20.
The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 30% gd/ex, up 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was up 5 points to 272.
