Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was slow on light demand in Kansas through Thursday afternoon. Live prices were steady with the previous day at $119/cwt., according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Elsewhere, trade was limited on light demand with too few transactions to trend.
Earlier in the week, live prices were at $117.50 to $119.00 in the Texas Panhandle, at $118 in Nebraska and at $118 to $119 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed prices were at $187 to $190. Live prices in Colorado last week were at $119-$120.
Feeder Cattle futures gave back everything gained in the previous session as corn prices surged higher yet again on Thursday. Live Cattle futures extended modest gains, supported by blooming wholesale beef values and a sizable gain in open interest the previous day.
Live Cattle futures closed an average of 66¢ higher.
Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $2.02 lower.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.59 higher Thursday afternoon at $306.37/cwt. Select was $3.18 higher at $289.36
The average dressed steer weighing for the week ending Apr. 24 was 896 lbs., according to USDA’s Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection report. That was 2 lbs. lighter than the previous week. The average dressed heifer weight of 825 lbs. was 12 lbs. lighter. Beef production was 16.9 million lbs. at 547.4 million lbs.
Corn futures closed 10¢ to 20¢ higher from Jly ‘21 to Jly ‘22, mostly 6¢ to 8¢ higher in other contracts.
Soybean futures closed 20¢ to 28¢ higher through Mar ‘22, and then mostly 11¢ to 13¢ higher.
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