Butter Cash-Settled Mar '19 (BDH19)

Hogs rally while Cattle markets consolidate

Lean hogs posted gains of as little as 60 cents in the deferred contracts to $2.27 in the nearbys. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down $1.29 in the Friday afternoon report at $88.49....

Live cattle closed the Friday session with most contracts steady 30 cents higher ahead of the Cattle on Feed report. A few 2025 contracts were down a nickel. Cash action picked up in Friday, with some...

Darin Newsom joins Bryce Doeschot on Market Journal to discuss the corn, wheat, soybean, and cattle markets.

Today's on feed number is interesting with 11.82 million head on feed, approximately 1 % more when March of '23 had 11.64. Today's price of April futures is $181.47 and last year, with fewer cattle on...

Cattle on Feed - 2024-04-19

Lean hogs are posting a midday rally, with contracts up $1.30 to $2.02. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down $1.80 in the Friday morning report at $88.69. The CME Lean Hog Index...

Live cattle traders are squaring their positions ahead of this afternoons Cattle on Feed report with contracts anywhere form 25 cents higher to 55 cents lower. Cash action has been quiet so far this week,...

Lean hogs posted mostly weaker action on Thursday, as contracts were down anywhere from a tick to 42 cents with the exception to July, up a nickel. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was...

Live cattle posted some strength on Thursday, with contracts up anywhere from a nickel to $1.05. Cash action has been quiet so far this week. There have still been no deliveries against April futures....