Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was limited on light demand in the Texas Panhandle through Tuesday afternoon. Although too few to trend, there were some early live sales at $116/cwt. Elsewhere, trade was at a standstill, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
Last week, live prices were at $115/cwt. in the Sothern Plains, mostly $116 in the Northern Plains and at $115-$117 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed trade was at mostly $185.
Feeder Cattle futures edged higher Tuesday, helped along by softer Corn futures. Live Cattle were mixed, taking a breather ahead of cash direction.
Live Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed, from 42¢ lower to 15¢ higher.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 48¢ higher, except for 25¢ lower and unchanged in the front two contracts.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $5.30 higher Tuesday afternoon at $244.83/cwt. Select was $3.42 higher at $235.90.
Corn futures, and especially Soybean futures, closed lower Tuesday with likely profit taking and positioning ahead of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report due out Wednesday.
Corn futures closed mostly 4¢ to 8¢ lower.
Soybean futures closed 22¢ to 27¢ lower through the front four contracts, and then mostly 11¢ to 18¢ lower.
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