Triple Digit Rally Holds for Cattle
Live cattle futures closed Tuesday’s session with $1.55 to $3.72 gains, flipping the board net higher for the week’s trade through the first two sessions. There were no deliveries issued on FND for Feb fat cattle. USDA marked the oldest dated long at 3/22. There were no cash trades through Tuesday, though USDA confirmed cash business from $173 to $178 last week.
Front month feeder cattle futures closed the day ~30c off the highs with $2.72 to $3.92 gains. USDA cited good demand in the OKC Feeder Cattle Auction review, citing prices from +$4 to +$10 higher in the feeders and $5 higher in the calves compared to last week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 2/5 was a dime stronger at $239.58.
USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were shown 59 cents higher in Choice and 83 cents stronger in Select on Tuesday afternoon. The federally inspected cattle slaughter was 125k head for Tuesday, setting the week’s total at 250k head. That compares to 252k head last week and 244k head during the same week last year.
Feb 24 Cattle closed at $183.000, up $3.275,
Apr 24 Cattle closed at $186.075, up $3.725,
Jun 24 Cattle closed at $183.125, up $2.650,
Mar 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $246.675, up $3.925
Apr 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $251.700, up $3.450
On the date of publication, Alan Brugler did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
