Commentary

Feeder cattle review: Weather related sell-off continues
04/19/2013 3:40:25 PM
Compared to last week, yearling feeder cattle sold 3.00-7.00 lower while calves traded fully 5.00-10.00 lower and as much as 20.00 lower on unweaned new crops. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Cloudy report expectations limit cash cattle trade
04/19/2013 8:53:53 AM
Feeder cattle futures closed sharply lower on Thursday, with most contracts testing contract lows or nearing those levels. Corn is modestly firmer in overnight trade, with expectations for this afternoon’s report mostly benign. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Live cattle futures higher as slaughter rates jump
04/18/2013 8:37:58 AM
Live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday, posting triple digit gains in all contract months. Cutout values were sharply higher as well, with weekly movement and slaughter pace showing solid improvement. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Cattle futures close higher as doller drops
04/17/2013 9:25:37 AM
Live cattle futures closed moderately higher on Tuesday, with support stemming from a drop in the Dollar and a sharp rally in equities. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Cattle futures lower on macro-economic meltdown
04/16/2013 10:09:37 AM
Live cattle futures, like most commodities, closed sharply lower on Monday. The selloff was more a product of a macro-economic meltdown than anything meat market specific. FULL STORY »

Bearish Chinese economic news sank the financial markets Monday
04/15/2013 3:43:51 PM
The futures markets moved almost universally lower Monday in response to a disappointing GDP report out of China Sunday evening. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Live cattle stronger, feeders close Friday lower
04/15/2013 9:13:23 AM
Feeder cattle futures closed lower on Friday and finished 3.20 lower for the week in the May contract. Overnight weakness in the corn futures could give feeders hope of a rebound. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Live cattle recover some losses, feeders fall
04/12/2013 8:43:54 AM
Feeder cattle futures tried to recover with the fats but failed late in the session on Thursday, with April sliding to triple digit losses by the close. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Firm cash trade unlikely unless futures rally
04/10/2013 8:54:48 AM
Feeder cattle futures closed narrowly mixed on Tuesday, with overnight trade softening .50-.70 heading into this mornings’ grain report. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Cash market, small show lists lift live cattle
04/09/2013 8:52:32 AM
Live cattle futures closed moderately higher on Monday, supported by last weeks’ cash and smaller show lists being distributed in most regions. FULL STORY »

Schwieterman: Cash index levels on the rise, feeder cattle lower
04/08/2013 8:55:03 AM
Live cattle futures closed moderately to sharply lower on Friday. For the week June live cattle gave up 2.80, in spite of seeing steady to higher cash trade in all sectors. FULL STORY »

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4. Smooth transitions
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