Cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday, with Lean Hogs helping pressure Live Cattle.
Live Cattle futures closed mixed, from an average of 26¢ lower across most of the board (12¢ lower to $1.07 lower in spot Oct) to an average of 9¢ higher in three contracts.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 45¢ higher.
Wholesale beef values were higher on Choice and sharply higher on Select, with moderate to good demand and offerings, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was 80¢ higher Tuesday afternoon at $220.93/cwt. Select was $3.64 higher at $198.08.
Corn futures closed mostly unchanged to fractionally higher.
Soybean futures closed 1¢ to 2¢ higher.
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