Bottom Line analysts join others suggesting we may see increased cattle placements and increased cattle numbers in the on-feed report this afternoon. Current estimates show total cattle on feed in April could be up two, two and a half percent this afternoon. Placements during April up seven, maybe eight percent. That would be the first month-over-month increase in placements in over two years. Cattle …
CME Changing Daily Limits For Cattle Trade
Expanded daily trading limits for live cattle and feeder cattle futures could make the convergence on the June futures very interesting about a month from now. CME announced late week that daily limits for live cattle will increase to $8.50 starting June 1st, $10.75 for feeder cattle on the same day. June live cattle started the week yesterday about $10 below the current cash …
Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle Market Watch
More headlines showing up, wondering if these Iranian rumors and elsewhere headlines across the world setting a commodity trap, especially in the live cattle and feeder cattle trade. We take a look at where the live cattle and feeder cattle futures might find some solid support. Big declines here late week and early week, trying to stabilize August live cattle rolling from June to …
Big Sell Off of Live Cattle
Weather coming in like a lion in many areas around the country, but so is the cattle trade, keeping an eye on live cattle and feeder cattle. Big sell-off late last week, many suggesting month-end selling. Strike potentially at Greeley, Colorado plant, and we understand that grievance is not all about money there. And when you add the Tyson plants, set-downs and slow-downs at …
NCBA Convention Starts This Week
NCBA Convention Begins in Nashville as Cattle Markets Hold Key Levels The NCBA Convention and Trade Show kicks off today in Nashville, drawing nearly 9,000 cattlemen and women from across the country. The annual event brings together producers, industry leaders, and agribusiness professionals for policy discussions, educational sessions, and one of the largest cattle-focused trade shows in the nation. This …
Cattle On Feed Report
Cattle on Feed and Cold Storage Reports Support Cattle Markets Cattle markets continue to find underlying support as tightening supplies and steady red meat demand shape expectations heading into spring. The latest monthly Cattle on Feed Report, combined with insights from the monthly Cold Storage Report, reinforces a constructive outlook for both the cash cattle market and futures trade. As …
Watching Live Cattle Futures
We’re keeping an eye on live cattle and feeder cattle futures as markets move into the second half of the month, and momentum remains firmly in place. Managed money fund traders have not slowed down their buying activity, continuing to provide strong underlying support for the cattle complex. In live cattle, speculative positioning has reached notable levels. Live cattle net …
Ag Stocks So Far In 2026
Grain and Livestock Futures Move in Opposite Directions Early in the New Year Grain and livestock futures are starting the new year on sharply different paths, highlighting contrasting supply-and-demand forces across the agricultural markets. While corn and soybean futures remain under technical pressure, cattle markets continue to surge to new highs driven by animal health concerns and border restrictions. In …
January Cattle Futures
Cattle Market May Be Running Out of Sellers After Sharp Futures Decline After weeks of volatility, it appears the cattle and feeder cattle markets may finally be stabilizing. Analysts suggest that we may have run out of sellers as trading activity begins to level off. On October 16, January feeder cattle futures peaked just above $3.80, before plummeting nearly $70 …
Cattle Market Slows Down
Cattle Market Faces Steep Decline as Brazil Seeks Beef Trade Talks with U.S. There’s a decades-old adage in the commodity trade that says, “any bull market takes the stairs up, but it takes the elevator down in a hurry.” That phrase has proven true once again in the cattle trade, as recent market activity shows a steep and sudden decline …










