Cattle Current Podcast—June 2, 2023

Cattle Current Podcast—June 2, 2023

Negotiated cash fed cattle prices roared higher Thursday.

Trade in the Southern Plains was active with very good demand. Live prices were $5-$9 higher in the Texas Panhandle at $175-$180/cwt. and $7-$9 higher in Kansas at $178-$180.

Elsewhere, trade was moderate with very good demand. Live prices were $3-$6 higher in Nebraska at $183-$188 and $3-$5 higher in the western Corn Belt $185-$187. Dressed prices in Nebraska were $5-$6 higher at $285-$292. Last week, dressed prices in the western Corn Belt were $285.

Choice boxed beef cutout value was 60¢ higher Thursday afternoon at $306.44/cwt. Select was 83¢ lower at $286.32/cwt.

The extraordinary ascent of cash fed cattle prices fueled another bounce in Cattle futures.

Live Cattle futures closed an average of $3.65 higher ($2.25 higher at the back to $5.77 higher in spot Jun).

Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $3.38 higher ($2.47 to $4.20 higher).

Traders appeared to add weather premium to markets Thursday.

Corn futures closed mostly 5¢ to 8¢ higher.

KC HRW Wheat closed 12¢ to 19¢ higher.

Soybean futures closed 18¢ to 29¢ higher though May ‘24 and then mostly 11¢ to 18¢ higher.

2023-06-01T18:29:15-06:00

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