Although too few to trend, negotiated cash fed cattle sales started the week on a mostly lower note, with live trades at $100/cwt. in the Texas Panhandle, $98-$100 in Kansas and at $100-$105 in Nebraska. Early dressed trades in Nebraska were at $159-$167; mostly $167 in the western Corn Belt, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
The weighted five-area direct average price for steers last week, on a live basis, was $104.47/cwt., which was $7.92 less than the previous week. The average dressed steer price was $12.64 less at $166.40. Prices for the same week last year were $113.62 and $184.48, respectively.
Cattle futures followed equity markets on Monday, down early before recovering into the close.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 61¢ higher, except for unchanged in spot Jun.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average 56¢ higher (7¢ higher in spot Aug to 77¢ higher at the back).
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $2.03 lower Monday afternoon at $228.61/cwt. Select was $4.92 lower at $214.35.
Corn futures closed mostly 1¢ lower.
Soybean futures closed 2¢ to 3¢ lower through Jan ’21 and then mostly 1¢ lower.
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