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Cattle Rally Continues as Beef Strength Marches Along

Live cattle futures are showing gains of 42 cents to $1.37. Cash trade was quiet and mostly compiling showlists on Monday. Last week was mostly steady, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245. Southern sales were picked up at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures...

Barchart · Aug 19, 2025

Hogs Mixed on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are up a tick in October, with other nearby contracts 45 cents lower. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.94 cents in the Tuesday AM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 22 cents at $109.58 on August 15. USDA’s FOB plant pork...

Barchart · Aug 19, 2025

Cattle Bulls Continuing Strength, as Beef Pushes Past $400

Live cattle futures are down 17 cents to 62 cents higher across most contracts on Monday. Cash trade was mostly steady last week, with light dressed trade at $384-386 in the North and live action at $243-245. Southern sales were picked up at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures are trading with...

Barchart · Aug 18, 2025

Cattle In Freefall Again on Thursday

Live cattle futures are showing losses of $3 to $4 across the front months on Thursday. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385 in the North, up $4 wk/wk. Southern trade was up $2 to $237. The Thursday morning Fed Cattel Exchange online auction...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Hogs Falling on Wednesday

Lean hog futures are showing losses of $1 to $1.25 at Wednesday’s midday, with August up a nickel ahead of Thursday’s expiration. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.10 on Wednesday morning, up $3.75. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 18 cents at $109.84 on August 11....

Barchart · Aug 13, 2025

Cattle Posting Mixed Trade on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are showing some positive trade on the Wednesday session, with gains of 10 to 20 cents in the nearbys. Cash trade has been light this week, with light dressed trade at $385, up $4 wk/wk. the Wednesday morning Fed Cattel Exchange online auction showed sales on 40...

Barchart · Aug 13, 2025

Cattle Bulls Taking Back Some Ground, as Beef Shoots Higher

Live cattle futures are posting midday gains of $2.77 to $3.37 so far. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, as last week was light with $245 northern action reported and $235 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are posting strength on Tuesday, up $4.27 to $5.02...

Barchart · Aug 12, 2025

Hogs Showing Steady Trade on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are steady so far on Tuesday, with contracts up a tick to 50 cents lower in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $106.35 on Tuesday morning, down $2.42. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 23 cents at $110.02 on August 8....

Barchart · Aug 12, 2025

Cattle Resuming Trade on Monday with Mixed Action

Live cattle futures are mixed on Monday, with August up 35 cents and other contracts steady to 30 cents lower. Due to the limit losses in the feeders on Friday, live cattle have expanded limits of $10.75 today. Cash trade was light last week with $245 northern action reported, steady...

Barchart · Aug 11, 2025

Hog Bulls Pushing Higher on Monday

Lean hog futures are trading with 47 cent to $1.17 gains across the front months at midday on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price has not been reported due to packer submission issues.. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 15 cents at $110.25 on August 7. Large managed money...

Barchart · Aug 11, 2025