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Live Cattle Apr '25 (LEJ25)

204.150 -3.900 (-1.87%) 11:18 CT [CME]
204.150 x 1 204.200 x 7
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Look to Close Out Week with Chines Tariff Response

Live cattle futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down $2.32 to $2.75 at the close. Cash action has been slow this week with bids across the country of $208 in the South and $212 in the North. Light sales of $335-345 were reported in the North. Thursday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from Central Stockyards showed no sales 614 head listed, with bids of $205-207.  Feeder cattle futures were down $3.47 to $4.80 at the Thursday close. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 66 cents on April 2, with the average price at $291.93. 

In response to President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, China issued a retaliatory tariff of 34% on all US goods overnight. 

Export Sales data showed just 9,261 MT in beef sales for the week ending on March 27, back above last week. South Korea was the buyer of 3,400 MT, with Japan in for 2,600 MT. Shipments were tallied at 14,878 MT. The largest destination was south Korea of 5,200.wtih 3,300 MT headed to Japan. 

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  • Cattle Look to Close Out Week with Chines Tariff Response

    Live cattle futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down $2.32 to $2.75 at the close. Cash action has been slow this week with bids across the...

  • Hogs Slip into Thursday’s Close

    Lean hog futures ended the Thursday session with contracts down 7 to 95 cents in the front months. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price...

  • Cattle Falls on Thursday

    Live cattle futures posted losses on the Thursday session with contracts down $2.32 to $2.75. Cash action has been slow this week with bids across the...

  • Hogs Leak Lower on Thursday

    Lean hog futures ended the back and forth Thursday session with contracts down 7 to 95 cents in the nearbys. The USDA national average base hog negotiated...

  • Cattle Markets Crash

    Tariff news pressures markets as recession fears build

  • Shootin' the Bull about a great deal of volatility

    A great deal of reality versus expectations will be played out over the next couple of weeks.

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