The Latest Breaking News from Feeder Cattle

Cattle Facing Modest Tuesday Weakness

Live cattle futures are posting 10 to 30 cent losses in modest Turnaround Tuesday weakness. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240 in the north, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle futures are trading with a...

Barchart · Jul 21

Cattle Look to Tuesday After Bouncing to Start the Week

Live cattle futures are closed the session with contracts $2.10 to $3.10 higher on Monday. Open interest was down 2,412 contracts, mainly in the front months. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240 in the north, with...

Barchart · Jul 21

Cattle Bounce Higher on Monday

Live cattle futures are closed the session with contracts $2.10 to $3.10 higher on Monday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240 in the north, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle futures rallied $4.57 to $7...

Barchart · Jul 20

Cattle Look to Round Out a Week of Weakness on Friday

Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Open interest was up 387 contracts. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240 by USDA, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle...

Barchart · Jul 17

Cattle Extends Losses on Thursday

Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240 by USDA, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle futures fell $3.35 to $4.40 at...

Barchart · Jul 16

Cattle Hit Hard by Bears on Thursday

Live cattle futures are trading sharply lower at midday on Thursday, with a number of contract months down $3 per cwt or more. They posted $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,922 contracts, suggesting additional long liquidation. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few...

Barchart · Jul 16

Cattle Look to Thursday Trade, Following Weaker Beef and Cash Trade

Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,922 contracts, suggesting length was continuing to come out. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $235-240 by USDA. Feeder...

Barchart · Jul 16

Cattle Continue Weakness on Wednesday as Beef Fails to Find Its Footing

Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $235-240 by USDA. Feeder cattle futures were down anywhere from 47 cents to $2.80 across most contracts...

Barchart · Jul 15

Cattle Extends Losses to Wednesday

Live cattle futures are down another $1.30 to $1.90 at midday, to extend the losses. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed, $10-15 lower. Live action has been reported at $240 so far. Feeder cattle futures are trading...

Barchart · Jul 15

Cattle Look to Wednesday as Beef Weakness Continues

Live cattle futures faced continued weakness on Tuesday, with contracts down $1.60 to $3.30 at the close. Open interest was up 3,860 contracts, with August down 8,909 contracts. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with a few northern bids of $380 dressed vs. sales of 390-393...

Barchart · Jul 15