Negotiated cash fed cattle prices continued steady to lower on Thursday with live trade in Kansas $1 lower at $110, steady to $1 lower in Nebraska at $109-$110. Dressed trade in Nebraska was steady to $2 lower at $172-$174.
Cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by softer cash prices, lower wholesale beef values and another day of higher front-month corn futures.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 82¢ lower.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.36 lower from 95¢ lower to $2.00 lower in spot Jan.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.70 lower Thursday afternoon at $239.19/cwt. Select was $3.02 lower at $219.93.
Corn futures closed 2¢ to 3¢ higher.
Soybean futures closed 10¢ to 16¢ higher through Sep ’21 and then mostly 7¢ to 8¢ higher.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | RSS | More