Cattle futures gave back some of the previous sessions gains on Wednesday amid likely profit taking and uncertainty about this week’s cash fed cattle direction.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 91¢ lower except for 25¢ higher in the back contract.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 42¢ lower except for 27¢ higher in the back contract.
Corn futures firmed Wednesday with likely short covering, while Wheat and Soybean futures eroded as traders position ahead of Friday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
Corn futures closed mostly fractionally higher to 3¢ higher.
KC HRW Wheat closed mostly 1¢ to 10¢ lower.
Soybean futures closed 7¢ to 15¢ lower through Sep ‘23 and then mostly 1¢ to 3¢ lower.
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was limited on light demand in all regions through Wednesday afternoon, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Although too few to trend, there were some early live sales in the Southern Plains at $170/cwt.
Last week, live prices were $172/cwt. in the Southern Plains, $176-$178 in Nebraska and $172-$178 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed prices were $281 in Nebraska and $280-$285 in the western Corn Belt.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was 51¢ lower Wednesday afternoon at $306.87/cwt. Select was 35¢ lower at $284.54/cwt.
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