Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures

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Latest News From Markets

Mackey: Futures Heat Warms Cattle Feeders Resolve
Mackey: Futures Heat Warms Cattle Feeders Resolve

Similar to last year, packers have idled the harvest pace lower in an effort to keep prices in check. The strategy favors more late-week trading.

Markets: Winter Rally Sputters, Cash Cattle Lower
Markets: Winter Rally Sputters, Cash Cattle Lower

Cash cattle traded lower in all regions for the first time in more than a month, but futures prices rose Friday to the highest levels in nearly four months.

Mackey: A Good Win for Cattle Feeders
Mackey: A Good Win for Cattle Feeders

Calling the packers’ bluff, cattle feeders held out for higher bids and were rewarded with the highest prices in over three months.

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Markets: Fed Cattle Rally as Cowboys Hold ‘Em

Fed cattle broke through $180 barrier this week, establishing the highest prices since the week ending November 3 and cattle feeders continue to gaining leverage.

Markets: Cash Prices Bounce Higher as Bulls Return to Futures
Markets: Cash Prices Bounce Higher as Bulls Return to Futures

Bullish traders showed their hand at the CME pushing April LC to a three-month high and helping spur a solid rally in cash cattle markets. Inventory report confirms tight supplies will remain for the near future.

Mackey: Cattle Higher as Packers Show Their Inventory Hand
Mackey: Cattle Higher as Packers Show Their Inventory Hand

Packers came into the market last week ready to add inventory after winter storms disrupted harvest schedules the previous two weeks.

Mackey: Feeders, Packers Look to Better Days Ahead
Mackey: Feeders, Packers Look to Better Days Ahead

Negotiated cash trade finished the week in a standoff with few sales and little price movement. Feeders and packers both look to benefit from improving winter weather and pen conditions this week.

Markets: Cash Cattle Standoff, COF Report Neutral
Markets: Cash Cattle Standoff, COF Report Neutral

A mid-January deep-freeze failed to deliver any bounce to cattle markets as packers appear flush with formula and contracted inventories. Friday's Cattle on Feed report fell within expectations.