The Latest Breaking News from Feeder Cattle

Feeders Rallied on Monday

Nearby fat cattle futures were 27 to 80 cents weaker at the Monday close. The feeder cattle market had triple digit gains of as much as $1.67 across the front months. There are still no deliveries issued against Feb cattle, as CME confirmed the oldest dated long is now 10/20....

Barchart · Feb 13, 2024

Triple Digit Strength for Cattle Futures at Midday

The cattle futures market is currently $0.77 to $1.52 higher on Thursday. Feeders are also up by $0.82 to $1.80 so far. CME has no deliveries listed through Wednesday with the oldest dated long at 4/18/23. There were no cash trades through Tuesday, from the $176-$179 sales last week. Feeder...

Barchart · Feb 8, 2024

Beef Stocks Built 6% Nov-Dec, Cattle Futures to React

Live cattle futures extended the push through Wednesday and closed near the highs for the day – now 38.2% of the way back up from contract highs to their Dec lows. Cash sales were light on Wednesday near $174. Feeder cattle futures were also firmer on Wednesday, but finished off...

Barchart · Jan 25, 2024

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

Cattle Back in Red at Midday

Cattle futures considered a Turnaround Tuesday early in the day session, but are back down by another 57 to 85 cents for midday. That follows the 57c to $1.17 losses out of the weekend in a broad ag sell session. Midday feeder cattle futures are also in the red with...

Barchart · Sep 19, 2023

USDA Reported a Tighter Beef Outlook

Cattle futures ended the session with a 7c loss in October and a 10 cent loss in Feb. The other nearbys were stronger, but gains were limited to 17 cents. The feeders were also mixed with losses of as much as 90 cents in Sep, but +/- 30 cents in...

Barchart · Sep 13, 2023

Triple Digit Gains in Wednesday Cattle Trade

Front month live cattle futures are working near their highs for the day on triple digit gains of as much as $1.62. Feeders are also mostly triple digits higher as well, gaining $0.90 to $1.12 so far. No cash business has been reported for the week through Tuesday. Last week’s...

Barchart · Sep 6, 2023

Friday Cattle Market Went Higher into Weekend

Live cattle futures were up by 45 to 82 cents on Friday. That extended the gain for the October contract to $2.35 for the week. USDA confirmed another day of solid cash market volume on Friday. Prices were mainly near $178-$179 for TX, which is even wk/wk. Northern business was...

Barchart · Aug 28, 2023