Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was at a standstill in the Southern Plains through Tuesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Elsewhere, trade was mostly inactive on very light demand.
Last week, cash fed cattle prices ended up $2-$3 higher in the Southern Plains at $113/cwt., $3 higher in the Northern Plains at $113 and $2.50-$5.00 higher in the western Corn Belt at $110.00-$112.50. Dressed trade was $5-$8 higher at $178.
Cattle futures gained again on Tuesday, supported by softer Corn futures, last week’s stronger cash prices and higher Lean Hog futures.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 64¢ higher (40¢ higher at the back to $1.10 higher in spot Feb).
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.21 higher.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.08 higher Tuesday afternoon at $236.76/cwt. Select was 55¢ lower at $225.04.
Corn futures closed 5¢ to 6¢ lower through the front three contracts and then mostly fractionally higher.
Soybean futures closed 10¢ to 11¢ lower through the front four contracts, and then mostly 2¢ lower to fractionally higher.
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