Negotiated cash fed cattle prices continued to bounce higher Wednesday, with live prices mostly $4 higher on a live basis in the Southern Plains at $104/cwt. So far this week, live prices are $2 higher in the western Corn Belt at $105, where dressed trade is $2-$7 higher at $165-$170. In Nebraska, dressed trade is $2 higher at $165.
Cattle feeders offered 890 head—all from the Southern Plains—in the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange auction. Of those, 348 head sold for 1-9 day delivery at a weighted average price of $104.50/cwt. Another 254 head sold for delivery at 1-17 days for a weighted average price of $104.27.
Cash optimism helped lift Cattle futures Wednesday.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 84¢ higher (15¢ higher at the back to $1.70 higher in spot Aug), except for 5¢ lower in the back contract.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 81¢ higher (17¢ higher at the back to $1.47 higher toward the front).
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.01 higher Wednesday afternoon at $209.09/cwt. Select was 97¢ higher at $195.99.
Despite higher estimated yield and production in the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (see below) forecast ending stocks, lower than expected, boosted Corn futures, while recent Chinese buying helped Soybean futures.
Corn futures closed 3¢ higher through Jly ’21 and then mostly 1¢ higher.
Soybean futures closed 8¢ to 12¢ higher through Jan ’21 and then mostly 5¢-7¢ higher.
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