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Cattle Rounds Out Thursday with Gains

Live cattle were steady to $1.40 higher on Thursday, with December down a dime. Cash trade saw some very light volume $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday, with a few bids at $255 on Thursday. The Thursday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...

Barchart · Jun 25

Cattle Look to Thursday Following Wednesday Rally

Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Open interest was down 1,801 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday. The Wednesday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,636 head offered,...

Barchart · Jun 25

Cattle Rally on Wednesday

Live cattle futures were 52 cents to $1.32 higher on Wednesday. Cash trade saw some light $260 live and $408 dressed in the north on Wednesday. The Wednesday morning, Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,636 head offered, with bids at $255. Feeders were the bull...

Barchart · Jun 24

Cattle Post Strength on Monday, as Traders Look to Tuesday

Live cattle futures closed with Monday session with contracts 72 cents to $2.17 higher across the board, though most contracts were nearly $2 off the intraday highs. Open interest suggested new buying, up 1,134 contracts. Cash trade was slow last week, sales creeping up to $258-260 across the country. Feeder...

Barchart · Jun 23

Cattle Slips off Session Highs, Still Close with Gains

Live cattle futures closed with Monday session with contracts 72 cents to $2.17 higher across the board, though most contracts were nearly $2 off the intraday highs. Cash trade was slow last week, sales creeping up to $258-260 across the country. Feeder cattle futures were $2.77 to $4.35 lower at...

Barchart · Jun 22

Cattle Holding onto Monday Gains at Midday

Live cattle futures are trading with 45 to 95 cent gains on Monday. Cash trade was slow last week, sales creeping up to $258-260 across the country. Feeder cattle futures are trading with $2.75 to $3.75 gains on Monday, fading back from early session gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...

Barchart · Jun 22

Cattle Traders Look to React to Cattle on Feed Data

Live cattle futures posted Thursday losses of 82 cents to $2.22 at the close, with August holding for gains of $5.45 last week. Open interest on Thursday was down 373 contracts. Cash trade was slow last week, sales creeping up to $258-260 across the country. Feeder cattle futures were down...

Barchart · Jun 22

Cattle Slip into the Lock Weekend, with Placements Coming in Below Estimates

Live cattle futures posted Thursday losses of 82 cents to $2.22 at the close, with August holding for gains of $5.45 this week. The Thursday Fed Cattle online auction showed no sales on the 1,466 head offered, with bids at $254. Cash trade has been slow this week, with bids...

Barchart · Jun 18

Cattle Fading Lower Ahead of USDA Data

Live cattle futures are trading with midday losses of 97 cents to $1.90. The Thursday Fed Cattle online auction showed no sales on the 1,466 head offered, with bids at $254. Cash trade has been slow this week. Feeder cattle futures are down 50 cents to $1.25 so far at...

Barchart · Jun 18

Cattle Traders Look to Thursday Action

Live cattle futures were up 42 cents in June but down 15 to 75 cents across the rest of the board on Wednesday. Open interest was up 3,469 contracts. The Wednesday Fed Cattle online auction showed no sales on the 1,466 head offered, with 1 lot bid at $400 dressed....

Barchart · Jun 18