Cattle futures closed mostly lower Monday, despite logic suggesting a friendly to neutral Cattle on feed report Friday. Besides technical pressure and near expiration of spot Live Cattle, less estimated week-to-week cattle slaughter and the higher year-to-year cattle inventory could have lent bearishness.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 90¢ lower, except for 75¢ higher in the back contract.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.90 lower (35¢ to $3.12 lower), except for an average of 22¢ higher in the back three contracts.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was 78¢ lower Monday afternoon at $202.55/cwt. Select was 50¢ lower at $190.13.
Corn futures closed mostly fractionally mixed.
Soybean futures closed mostly 2¢ to 3¢ higher.
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