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Cattle Look to Wednesday, Following Tuesday Gains

Live cattle futures saw Tuesday gains of 52 to 95 cents. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with early action compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $232-235 in the North, with Southern action at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures led the bullish charge, as corn losses...

Barchart · Oct 1, 2025

Cattle Push Higher on Tuesday, as Feeders were the Leaders

Live cattle futures saw Tuesday gains of 52 to 95 cents. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with early action compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $232-235 in the North, with Southern action at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures led the bullish charge, as corn losses...

Barchart · Sep 30, 2025

Cattle Taking Off Higher on Tuesday, with Feeders the Leaders

Live cattle futures are posting 30 to 60 cent gains across the front months on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with early action compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $232-235 in the North, with Southern action at $235-237. Feeder cattle futures are leading...

Barchart · Sep 30, 2025

Cattle Close the Week with Mixed Friday Action

Live cattle futures saw a mixed Friday close, as contracts were steady to 25 cents lower and deferreds up 40 to 50 cents. October was down $1.77 this week. Cash trade settled in at $235 in the North this week, $3 lower, with Southern action at $235-237, down $3. The...

Barchart · Sep 26, 2025

Cattle Rounding Out the Week with Gains

Live cattle futures posted are up a nickel to 67 cents at on Friday. Cash trade has started to pick up this week, with a few $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5 on the week and live action at 232-235, $3-4 lower. Southern trade has been $235-237, down...

Barchart · Sep 26, 2025

Cattle Look to Round Out Week Following Weaker Thursday Action

Live cattle futures posted Thursday losses of $2 to $3.37. Preliminary open interest was down 4,344 contracts, suggesting some long liquidation. Cash trade has started to pick up this week, with a few $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5 on the week and live action at 232-235, $3-4...

Barchart · Sep 26, 2025

Cattle Fall into the Thursday Close

Live cattle futures closed Thursday with losses of $2 to $3.37. Cash trade has started to pick up this week, with a few $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5 on the week and live action at 232-235, $3-4 lower. Southern trade has been $237, down $3. The Thursday...

Barchart · Sep 25, 2025

Cattle Falling on Thursday

Live cattle futures are trading with $2.25 to $3.10 across most contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few sparse $365 dressed sales in the North, down $5 on the week. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...

Barchart · Sep 25, 2025

Cattle Look to Thursday Following Wednesday Pullback

Live cattle futures faced pressure on the Wednesday session with contracts $1.50 to $2.20 lower at the close. Some long liquidation was noted with preliminary open interest dropping 1,829 contracts. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few sparse $365 dressed sales in the North. The...

Barchart · Sep 25, 2025

Cattle Retreat into the Wednesday Close

Live cattle futures were pulling back on the Wednesday session with contracts $1.50 to $2.20 lower at the close. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few sparse $365 dressed sales in the North. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...

Barchart · Sep 24, 2025