Cattle Traders Look to Square Up Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report

Written on 04/17/2026
Austin Schroeder

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday with contracts down $1.67 to $3.45. There were 3 deliveries for April retendered in Dodge City on Thursday, with another 20 deliveries tendered in West Point. Open interest slipped 1,576 contracts on Thursday, suggesting some longs were exiting. Cash trade has picked up this...Brown cow in field by TasfotoNL via iStock