Cattle Look to Thursday After Wednesday Rally

Written on 03/05/2026
Austin Schroeder

Live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday, with contracts up $4.20 to $4.50 at the close. Open interest was up 829 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to be reported so far this week. Wednesday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,224 head, with bids...Closeup of a dairy cow eating hay by bierwirm via iStock