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The cattle market hit records numbers on May 12, with August feeder cattle futures reaching highs of $306.85. Not to be attributed to just one thing, this $6.50 surge is likely due to tandem ...
Live cattle futures are finding some strength on Monday morning with 90 cent to $1 higher trade on Monday. Cash trade last week settled in around $199 in the South and North trade at $199-200 ...
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Unless otherwise noted, Feeder Cattle prices FOB based on net weights after a 0% shrink or equivalent, with a 0 cent slide >600 lbs. Livestock reported this week originated from ID, UT.
Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session mixed, with contracts down 22 cents and some back months up 35 cents. Cash action was at $191-192 trade in the South last week, with trade up to $195 ...
We’ve sold all but three of our feeders. We’ve been using them less and less; we usually just open a bale and put the hay on the ground. A herd of 15 to 20 cattle will eat an entire 1,000 ...
Feeder cattle futures for next August, September and October are all from $173 to $174.80 per hundredweight. This seems pretty good to me.
Cattle feeders and packers were in a standoff most of the week, with beef packers able to push the Monday-Thursday average lower for the five direct-market areas falling $1.23 to $153.84. Cash ...
NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. May 6 RECEIPTS This Week Last Week Last Year 244,400 244,500 265,700 Compared to last week, steers and heifers […] ...