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Live cattle futures are showing trade on either side of unchanged, with contracts 50 cents higher to 30 cents lower. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 2,552 head listed, with a few bids of $232. Feeder cattle futures are mixed so far on Wednesday with...

Lean hog futures are trading with $1 to $1.52 losses across most contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Wednesday morning report was down $2.38 from the day prior at $99.95. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 5 cents on September 29 at $104.73. USDA’s...

Lean hog futures are trading with $1.50 to $2.75 gains across most contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog prices from the Friday morning report were up 18 cents from the day prior at $104.20. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up a 6 cents on September 24 at...

Live cattle futures posted are up a nickel to 67 cents at on Friday. Cash trade has started to pick up this week, with a few $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5 on the week and live action at 232-235, $3-4 lower. Southern trade has been $235-237, down...

Soybeans are showing steady trade on Thursday, with contracts with fractionally mixed trade. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is ¼ cent higher at $9.33. Soymeal futures are down $2.50 to $3.70 on the day, with Soy Oil futures 35 points higher. Argentina’s suspension of export taxes was lifted...

Live cattle futures are trading with $2.25 to $3.10 across most contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few sparse $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5 on the week. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...

Lean hog futures are falling 77 cents to $1.80 across most contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog prices from the Wednesday AM report was at $104.72, down $1.38 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 8 cents on September 22 at $104.90. NASS will...

Live cattle futures are falling $1.60 to $2.20 at the midday portion of the midday session. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with last week at $239-240 in the South, with Northern sales of $237-238. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...

Live cattle futures are down 70 cents to $1.55 in the front months on Tuesday, with deferred contracts higher. Due to Monday limit gains in some feeder cattle contracts, live cattle limits are expanded to $10.75 today. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off on Monday, with last week...