Cattle futures closed higher Tuesday, helped along by lower Corn and Soybean futures, as well as some betting that negotiated cash fed cattle prices will edge higher again this week.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.51 higher in the front three contracts, then an average of 40¢ higher.
Live Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed, from 23¢ lower to 40¢ higher.
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade ranged from limited on light demand to a standstill through Tuesday afternoon with too few transactions to trend, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
Last week, live sales were at $140/cwt. in the Texas Panhandle, $139-$140 in Kansas $138-$140 in Nebraska and $140 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed trade was at $222 in Nebraska and at $220-$222 in the western Corn Belt.
Choice Boxed beef cutout value was $1.50 lower Tuesday afternoon at $277.46/cwt. Select was $1.20 lower at $273.84.
Corn futures closed 3¢ lower in the front three contracts and then mostly fractionally to 3¢ higher.
Soybean futures closed 2¢ to 12¢ lower through Jan ’23, then fractionally to 3¢ higher.
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