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Live Cattle Oct '23 (LEV23)
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Live Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Friday Cattle Futures Close Mixed

The live cattle futures market ended the day with nearby losses of 15 to 37 cents, but deferred contract gains of less than 10 cents. USDA called the week’s cash market at $184 for the WCB, and $180 in the South. Friday’s feeder cattle trade ended with $2.72 to $3.27 gains in the front months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 73 cents weaker on 6/22 to $221 flat. 

CFTC’s weekly CoT update had the managed money cattle traders taking profits through the week that ended 6/20. The group was 9.3k contracts less net long to 110,622. Feeder cattle spec traders were also closing longs for a 3.2k weaker net long of 16,284 contracts. 

The monthly CoF data from NASS showed June 1 cattle on feed inventory was 11.552 million head. That was slightly less of a decline from ’22 than expected, at -2.93%. The May placements were counted at 1.955m head, up 4.6% from May ’22 vs. the 1.7% increase expected. NASS showed 1.946m head were marketed in May, up by 1.67% yr/yr. 

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