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Live Cattle Jun '24 (LEM24)

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Live Cattle calendar spread and a Gas Oil calendar spread

Live Cattle broke out to a new high on Thursday last week. However, the Friday candle is bearish and points to a retest of the breakout point.

Precarious optimism seen in the year ahead

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Cattle Markets Make New All-time Highs and Pull-back While Hogs Stabilize

Strong rallies for cattle fail while a new low for hogs leads to a recovery bounce

Cattle Closes Mostly Lower Despite $200 Cash

Live cattle futures closed with most contracts down anywhere from a nickel to $1.40 and Feb up 45 cents. Cash trade this week was reported at $196-197 in the South and $200 in the North. This morning’s...

LEM25 : 190.675s (-0.35%)
LEG25 : 194.050s (+0.23%)
LEJ25 : 196.000s (-0.03%)
GFF25 : 264.825s (-0.62%)
GFH25 : 264.175s (-0.76%)
GFJ25 : 264.400s (-0.80%)
Hogs Slip Lower on Friday

Lean hog futures closed with contracts steady to 92 cents lower on Friday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $79.59 on Friday afternoon, which was down 49 cents from the day...

HEG25 : 80.775s (-0.46%)
HEJ25 : 85.775s (-0.90%)
HEK25 : 90.575s (-0.69%)
Shootin' the Bull about still rationing cattlemen, but maybe slowing

Late Thursday, and all-day Friday, appeared to produce some spread trading. This is a way to help minimize potential adverse price fluctuation of a long position with unrealized gains.

Cattle Mixed as Cash Hits $200

Live cattle futures are mixed, with February up 80 cents on the cash strength and other contracts down 7 to 80 cents. Cash trade kicked off this week, with some $196-197 reported in the South and the...

LEM25 : 190.675s (-0.35%)
LEG25 : 194.050s (+0.23%)
LEJ25 : 196.000s (-0.03%)
GFF25 : 264.825s (-0.62%)
GFH25 : 264.175s (-0.76%)
GFJ25 : 264.400s (-0.80%)
Hogs Leaking Lower on Friday

Lean hog futures are trading with 2 to 52 cent losses at midday. The national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $79.69 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $83.99 on...

HEG25 : 80.775s (-0.46%)
HEJ25 : 85.775s (-0.90%)
HEK25 : 90.575s (-0.69%)
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Cattle Futures Rip Higher to Start the Year

Cattle futures ripped higher to start the year on cold weather forecasts and a strong cash trade. Are new highs next?

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Cattle Closes Mostly Lower Despite $200 Cash
Live cattle futures closed with most contracts down anywhere from a nickel to $1.40 and Feb up 45 cents. Cash trade this week was reported at $196-197 in the South and $200 in the North. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange from Central Stockyards showed sales on 434 of the 868... Read more
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