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Cattle Falling on Thursday

Live cattle futures are down $3 to 4 cents at midday, with Feb steady. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few bids picked up at $243-244 in the North, and $245 in the South. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...

Barchart · Feb 26

Cattle Extending Recovery Higher at Midday

Live cattle futures are trading with $1 to $1.30 gains at Thursday’s midday. Cash activity so far this week has been $238-240 in the North, down $2-5 from last week. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,516 head offered, with bids of $233-237. Feeder...

Barchart · Sep 11, 2025

Cattle Futures Close Higher on Thursday Bounce

Fat cattle futures were 25 cents to $1.05 higher across the front months. April gapped higher at the open and traded from +13 to +92 cents for the day. Short covering was noted, with preliminary open interest dropping 3,502 contracts on the day. Nearby feeders were $1.30 to $2 stronger...

Barchart · Apr 5, 2024

Cattle Closed Weaker on Wednesday

Live cattle futures faded by $0.77 to $1.45 across the front months. Feb saw a $1.43 range on the day, and closed just a nickel off the bottom. USDA confirmed some light cash cattle trade on Wednesday from $165 to $168 with the bulk of action in the South and...

Barchart · Dec 13, 2023

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Barchart · Nov 17, 2023

Feeder Cattle on the Rally at Midday

Feeders are trading +$3 higher with 1.2% to 1.4% gains so far on Thursday. Fats are also in the black so far, though gains are limited to 0.6% at midday. USDA confirmed light cash market action on Wednesday, but it was not enough to establish a market. The CME Feeder...

Barchart · Nov 2, 2023

Cattle Drop Ahead of NASS Cattle on Feed Data

Feeder cattle were down by another triple digits of 0.7% to 1% on Friday. That left November futures at a net $9 loss for the week and more than 38% back down from LoC low to LoC high. Live cattle also closed red on the week’s last trade day, finishing...

Barchart · Oct 20, 2023

Cattle Drop Over 1% on Thursday

Live cattle futures ended the Thursday session with triple digit losses of 0.7% to 1.1%. The Dec contract now sits $6.75 under the LoC high. Cash trade was shown from $182 to $187 on Thursday with 20k head traded. USDA mentioned the bulk in KS was near $184 and mostly...

Barchart · Oct 19, 2023

Cattle Closed Lower on Tuesday, Beef Under Pressure

Cattle ended Tuesday’s session with triple digit losses, worse in the feeders. Front month feeder cattle futures were down by >ver $5 for 2% losses on the day. That left the October contract $14 off the LoC high. Fat cattle were also 1.4% in the red at the close on...

Barchart · Oct 4, 2023

Cattle Rallied on Wednesday

Front month fat cattle closed the midweek session with gains of $0.92 to $1.27. The feeder cattle futures were $0.55 to $1.30 higher on the day. Cash trade remains light for the week, with USDA confirming $184-$186 for the WCB in the few confirmed trades. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...

Barchart · Sep 21, 2023