Negotiated cash fed cattle trade continued Wednesday. Live trade in the western Corn Belt was $2-$5 higher than last week at $110-$112/cwt. Dressed trade was steady at $175. Although too few to trend through the afternoon, live trade in the Southern Plains was mostly steady to $3 lower at $110-$113. In Nebraska, live prices were steady at $110; steady to $5 lower in the beef at $170-$175.
Cattle feeders offered 4,680 head in the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange auction Wednesday. Of those, 1,813 head sold: 1,415 head for delivery at 1-9 days brought an average weighted price of $112.76/cwt.; 398 head for delivery at 1-17 days brought an average weighted price of $111.00. Offerings were from the Southern Plains, Nebraska and Colorado.
Cattle futures started strong Wednesday and then turned sharply lower as equity markets tanked, basically losing what was gained in the previous session.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of $3.78 lower, from $2.55 lower at the back to $4.40 lower.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $3.49 lower, from 97¢ lower in spot Mar to limit-down $4.50.
Wholesale beef values were sharply higher again, with good demand and heavy offerings.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $7.31 higher Wednesday afternoon at $247.24/cwt. Select was $9.18 higher at $238.50.
Corn futures closed 5¢ to 8¢ lower through Jly ‘21 and then mostly fractionally lower to 1¢ lower.
Soybean futures closed fractionally higher to 1¢ higher through Sep ’20 and then fractionally lower to 3¢ lower.
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