Except for in the Texas Panhandle, trendable negotiated cash fed cattle trade continued on Wednesday, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Live sales were mostly $5 lower in Kansas at mostly $97/cwt. They were $3-$4 lower in Nebraska at $95-$98 and $1-$4 lower in the western Corn Belt at $98. Dressed trade for the week is $3-$6 lower at mostly $156.
Cattle feeders offered 1,221 head in the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange Auction. Of those, 276 head—four lots from Kansas and Nebraska—sold for a weighted average price of $96.43/cwt. for delivery at 1-17 days.
Choice steers and heifers sold $2.75-$3.00 lower at the fat auction in Tama, IA, where 184 Choice 2-4 steers weighed an average of 1,376 lbs. and brought an average price of $100.95.
At Sioux Falls Regional in South Dakota, slaughter steers and heifers sold $4-$6 lower. There were 372 Choice 2-3 steers weighing an average of 1,429 lbs. and bringing an average of $95.86.
Cattle futures tottered on Wednesday as outside markets eroded, but retained the lion’s share of gains made in the previous session.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 31¢ lower.
Feeder Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed, from an average of 29¢ lower through the front three contracts to an average of 33¢ higher.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $2.12 lower Wednesday afternoon at $209.69/cwt. Select was $1.88 lower at $201.69.
Corn futures closed mostly 2¢ to 4¢ lower.
Soybean futures closed mostly 3¢ to 4¢ lower.
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