Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was limited on very light demand in the Texas Panhandle and western Corn Belt through Monday afternoon. Although too few to trend, there were a few live sales in the Texas Panhandle at $109/cwt. and a few in the western Corn Belt at $107.
Last week’s five-area direct negotiated weighted average fed steer price was $107.12/cwt. on a live basis, which was $1.14 higher than the previous week, but 95¢ less than the same time last year. The average price in the beef of $169.67 was $1.97 more than the prior week but $2.10 less than the previous year.
Cattle futures dropped Monday, with follow through pressure from last week and perhaps some fund selling.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.19 lower.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 81¢ lower (35¢ to $1.00 lower), except for an average of 23¢ higher in three contracts.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was 56¢ higher Monday afternoon at $214.62/cwt. Select was 52¢ higher at $200.34.
Corn futures closed mostly 3¢ to 5¢ lower.
Soybean futures closed down 11¢ to 31¢ lower through Jan ’22 and then 1¢ to 6¢ lower.
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