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Live Cattle Dec '23 (LEZ23)

173.675s +2.475 (+1.45%) 12/29/23 [CME]
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Live Cattle Prices for Fri, Dec 29th, 2023
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Close Out Mixed on Wednesday

Live cattle trade on Wednesday showed early signs of strength, but faded into the close. Contracts settled with steady to 52 cent loses. There were no deliveries issued against February live cattle on Wednesday, with the oldest long from May 29. Initial cash action saw cattle exchange hands at $203 in the South on Tuesday, down $3 from the previous week. The rest of the country has been quiet, with bids of $202-203 in the North. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 2 lots of the 1,374 head, at $203 in TX. Feeder cattle futures hung on into Wednesdays close to post 7 ti 27 cent gains in the front months. CME’s Feeder Cattle Index was down 12 cents from the day prior on February 11 to $275.73. 

USDA’s National Boxed Beef report from this afternoon showed beef prices again falling lower, with the Chc/Sel spread at $10.12. Choice boxes fell $3.20 to $319.26/cwt, with Select losing $3.07 at $309.14. Wednesday’s Federally inspected cattle slaught... Read more

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