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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 Falling Despite a Resurgence in Beef

Live cattle futures are falling $1 to $1.25 so far on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few $359 dressed sales creeping in following last week’s $225-228 live and $362-368 dressed action. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...

Barchart · Aug 19

Cattle Look to Wednesday After Holding onto Tuesday Gains

Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts 15 to 90 cents higher on the day. Open interest suggested a rotation of ownership, down 351 contracts. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few $359 dressed sales creeping in following last week’s $225-228 live and...

Barchart · Aug 19

Cattle Close Tuesday Mostly Higher

Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts 15 to 90 cents higher on the day. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few $359 dressed sales creeping in following last week’s $225-228 live and $362-368 dressed action. Feeder cattle futures slipped 75 cents lower...

Barchart · Aug 18

Live Cattle Weakness Meets a Still-Tight Supply Picture

Live cattle futures have weakened, but this is not a story of expanding cattle supplies. Larger near-term feedlot inventories are pressuring prices, while fewer placements and a smaller calf crop point to tighter supplies ahead. #livecattle #futures

Barchart · Aug 18

Cattle Bulls Pushing Higher at Tuesday’s Midday

Live cattle futures are trading with contracts up 32 cents to $1.32 at midday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week following last week’s $225-228 action. Feeder cattle futures are up 32 cents to $2.42 so far. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $4.07 on August...

Barchart · Aug 18

Cattle Look to Tuesday Trade Following a Mixed Monday

Live cattle futures slipped from the early session highs on Monday, with contracts closing 92 cents higher to 20 cents lower. Cash trade rounded out last week with $225-228 sales in the North and some $228 Southern sales. It has been quiet so far on Monday. Feeder cattle futures closed...

Barchart · Aug 18

Cattle Closes Monday with Mixed Action

Live cattle futures slipped from the early session highs on Monday, with contracts closing 92 cents higher to 20 cents lower. Cash trade rounded out last week with $225-228 sales in the North and some $228 Southern sales. It has been quiet so far on Monday. Feeder cattle futures closed...

Barchart · Aug 17