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Cattle Network
Slow and Unsure... The open interest drop has stopped this week, an indication that the get-me-out selling is over. Yet, there seems to be waning confidence on just how much futures can regain of the $16 lost since March 14. For now, the 100-day moving average is stopping advances in most active June LC (THE BEEF)
NBW Market Commmentary
DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER: Thursday slaughter at 118K head, compared to 124K last week and 128K last year. WTD slaughter at 487K head, compared to 482K last week and 505K last year (U.S. CATTLE REPORT)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $175.375 (+0.05); Feeder Cattle: $242.55 (+2.275); Hogs: $10270 (-0.025) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME GRAINS: Corn: $4.2675 (-0.035); Wheat: $5.3675 (+0.0025); Soybeans: $11.3425 (-0.1525); Soybean Meal: $338.00 (-0.70) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
National Corn Wire
CATTLE OUTLOOK: The latest Cattle on Feed report, published by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), showed a March 1 feedlot inventory of 11.838 million head, 1 percent above 11.685
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
TOP SALES : The highest price paid for 6-weight steers on Wednesday was $330.00 for 103 hd (616#) from Billings, MT. The National Steer Price for 6-wts on Wednesday was $294.92, compared to $284.40 the prior day (WATCH LIVE SALES NOW)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Boxed Beef AM: $296.10 (-0.71); Select: $289.38 (-1.50); Ch/Se Spread: 6.72; Total Loads: 70
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
LIVESTOCK, DAIRY & POULTRY OUTLOOK (APRIL): A temporal shift of cattle slaughter from early to late 2024, as well as higher expected fed cattle weights, helped boost the beef production forecast by 130 million pounds to 26.455 billion pounds
Ag Reports: Most Recent
TOP SALES: The highest price paid for 7-weight steers on Wednesday was $300.00 for 84 hd (712#) from Yankton, SD. The National Steer Price for 7-wts on Wednesday was $263.14, compared to $258.55 the prior day. (WATCH LIVE SALES)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
REAL TIME PRICES: The largest CALF string sold in the last 7 days was 130 steers (475#) from Salina, UT at $327.50 (VIEW PRICES)
National Calf Tracker
OKC WEST (EL RENO, OK): The largest string sold so far today was 148 steers (1046#) at $204.75 (WATCH LIVE SALE NOW)
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