Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Barchart
Barchart
Austin Schroeder

Cattle Rallying Ahead of USDA Report

Live cattle futures are rallying $1.00 to $1.50 higher on Friday. A few Friday Southern bids have been reported at $240, with Northern bids of $236-237. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards saw $239-241 BidTheGrid™ sales on 183 of the 1,250 head offered, with other bids at $240. Feeder cattle futures are posting gains of $1 to $3.85 so far on Friday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $1.26 at $362.62 on September 17. 

USDA will release their Cattle on Feed report this afternoon, with August Placements seen down 9% and markets expected to be 12.8% below last year. September 1 on feed data is estimated down 0.9% vs. 2024.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.