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Live Cattle Dec '25 (LEZ25)

199.925s -2.850 (-1.41%) 03/21/25 [CME]
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Futures Ignore Cash Strength, with Position Squaring Ahead of the CoF Report

Live cattle futures faded into the Friday close, settling down $1.52 to $2.47 on the day, as traders were lightning up ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed report. Cash trade was on the move on Friday, up $7-8 from last week in the South at $210. Northern business came in at $212 to $216, $6-9 improvement wk/wk. Feeder cattle futures were pulling back ahead of the Cattle on Feed report, closing down $1.87 to $4. March was still up $4.50 on the week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.84 on March 20, with the average price at $287.78

The monthly Cattle on Feed report showed February placements at 1.554 million head, down 17.78% from last year and below the average trade estimate. Feb marketings were down 8.92% at 1.663 million head. March 1 on feed data came in at 11.577 million head, down 2.2% compared to the level last year and below estimate of a 1.7% decline. 

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