Live cattle futures are continuing the bull run, closing with Wednesday gains of $2 to $2.60. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $237 sales in TX on 479 head...Two
Lean hog futures were up a dime in the nearby August contract on Wednesday, with other contracts down 65 to 82 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $113.77 on Wednesday afternoon, up 25 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 43 cents...Pig grazing in a field by Sa
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Corn futures posted a new contract low but staged a decent recovery into the close. Soybeans, wheat, cattle and silver were also on the move, here's what caught our eye in today's tradeWheat, corn, & soybeans by Alf Ribeiro via Shutterstock
A look at Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle and Cattle Options TradesImage by ra2 studio via Shutterstock
Cattle feeders continued with what appears to be buying feeders at an inflated retail price and marketing into what is available at a discounted wholesale price for fats.Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
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Live cattle futures are continuing to rally to new all time highs with contracts up $1.15 to $1.82. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Tuesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $237 sales in TX on...Cow in pe
Lean hog futures are down a nickel in the nearby August contracts on Wednesday, with other contracts down 87 cents to $1.125 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $114.35 on Wednesday morning, up $3.37 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 43...Pig grazing in a fiel
August live and feeder cattle futures just scored contract and record highs.Angus cow by Jeremy Stenuit via iStock
Lean hog futures closed with 60 cent to $1.90 gains on Tuesday. Preliminary open interest data showed light new buying, up 4,492 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $113.52 on Tuesday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 27 cents at $109.99 on August 1. Census...Pig feed
Live cattle futures were stronger again on Tuesday, with contracts up $3 to $3.40 and reaching new all time highs. Preliminary open interest was up 2,998 contracts. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Tuesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week, as last week picked up...Close
I am Stephen Davis, senior market strategist at Walsh Trading, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. You can reach me at 312-878-2391. I continue to like bull spreads in the live cattle markets. In the past few weeks, I had clients who were long August live cattle and short October live cattle. Last...Cattle in
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Live cattle futures posted stronger trade on Tuesday, with contracts up $3 to $3.40. There were no deliveries issued for August live cattle on Tuesday. Cash trade has been quiet this week, as last week picked up to $235-236 in the South and Northern trade reported at $247. Feeder cattle...Cows looki
Lean hog futures were up 60 cents to $1.90 at Tuesday’s close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $113.52 on Tuesday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 27 cents at $109.99 on August 1. Census data converted to a carcass basis showed pork export shipments in...Pig in a pen by Ale
An aggressive turn higher may signal a run toward new contract highs!Pork bacon on a cutting board by Olesia Shadrina via iStock
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Traders in both fats and feeders got to revisit, or close to, the contract high made last week.Cattle by Penny via Pixabay
Lean hog futures are up 75 cents to $1.87 so far on Tuesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $110.98 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 27 cents at $109.99 on August 1. Census data converted to a carcass basis showed pork export...Pig resting in pen on hay b
