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Cattle Bouncing Higher on Thursday

Live cattle futures are showing gains of $2.27 to $2.70 so far at midday. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed dressed sales of $340-341 on 80...

Barchart · Aug 27

Cattle Look to Thursday Following Modest Wednesday Buying

Live cattle futures came back to close Wednesday mixed, with contracts mostly 37 to 82 cents higher and October down 17 cents. Open interest was up 669 contracts. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The...

Barchart · Aug 27

Cattle Post Mixed Wednesday Action

Live cattle futures came back to close Wednesday mixed, with contracts mostly 37 to 82 cents higher and October down 17 cents. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online...

Barchart · Aug 26

Cattle Look to Tuesday Trade as Border Opens

Live cattle futures saw weakness across the board on Monday, down $1.87 to $4.32 at the close. Open interest was up 1,226 contracts on Monday, mainly in the deferreds, as October dropped 1,449 contracts. Cash trade was quiet on Monday, with most compiling showlists. Feeder cattle futures were lower, with...

Barchart · Aug 25

Cattle Face Monday Losses

Live cattle futures saw weakness across the board on Monday, down $1.87 to $4.32 at the close. Cash trade was quiet on Monday, with most compiling showlists. Feeder cattle futures were lower, with losses of $1.17 to $5.37 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $2.53...

Barchart · Aug 24

Cattle Falling Back on Monday

Live cattle futures are down 67 cents in nearby August, with other contracts down $5 to $5.75 on Monday. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $223-227. Feeder cattle futures are trading with contracts $2.25 to $3.65 lower at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was...

Barchart · Aug 24

Cattle Traders Look to React to Fewer Placements

Live cattle futures pull off early losses on Friday, with contracts closing down 30 cents to $1.15 higher. October was up 95 cents on the week. Open interest on Friday was down 1,841 contracts. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $223-227. Feeder cattle futures were...

Barchart · Aug 24

Cattle Pulling off Early Lows, but Still Weaker as Tariff Quotas Lifted

Live cattle futures are trading with 60 to 90 cent losses at midday. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $223-227. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,520 head offered, with bids of $223 to $224. Feeder cattle futures...

Barchart · Aug 21

Cattle Look to Friday Trade as President Trump Lifts Import Tariffs for 90 Days

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cents to $1.125 at the Thursday close, with August 7 cents lower. Open interest suggested modest new buying, up 3,076 contracts. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $226. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no...

Barchart · Aug 21

Cattle Firms Up on Thursday

Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cent to $1.125 at the close, with August 7 cents lower. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360 dressed and $226. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,520 head offered, with bids of $223...

Barchart · Aug 20