Following early support, Cattle futures drifted to a mostly marginally lower close on Tuesday, amid light activity and bearish outside markets.
Except for 17¢ higher in near Jun, Live Cattle futures closed an average of 43¢ lower (17¢ to 80¢ lower).
Other than 7¢ higher in spot Apr and 65¢ higher in the back contract, Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 47¢ lower.
Wholesale beef values continued higher on Tuesday. Choice boxed beef cutout value was $2.54 higher in the afternoon at $217.65/cwt. ($5.89 higher in the last two days). Select was 39¢ higher at $202.11.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More