http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary RSS Feed for Commentary en-us Mon, 14 May 2012 13:17:31 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/CattleFax-Closing-Bell-Wholesale-beef-prices-soften--151179635.html Feeder cattle prices were $2-$3 higher this week. Calves were valued on both sides of steady with new crop calves priced softer, and heavier calves trading at stronger prices. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Feeder-cattle-review-Aggressive-bidding-for-yearling-feeders--151178855.html Compared to last week, feeder cattle and calves sold steady to 4.00 higher - mostly 2.00-4.00 higher on load lots of yearlings and popular weights of calves. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-Cattle-futures-recover-from-early-weakness-150938805.html Feeder cattle futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with good recovery in all but the lead May contract. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-Stronger-dollar-raises-concerns-over-beef-exports-150763275.html Live cattle futures closed moderately lower on Tuesday, with Monday’s lows holding and the market settling in the middle of the day’s trading range. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-Feeder-cattle-futures-rally-higher-150591705.html Feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher in all but the May contract, which posted modest gains. The rally appeared to be technically inspired, as outside market influences were mostly negative. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/CME-Feeder-cattle-better-than-expected-hog-sector-struggling-150442165.html We suppose you could call last week a reasonably good week in the cattle and beef markets but when the most positive news amounted to “Well, that didn't hurt as much as we feared it would!”, it’s still not much to brag about. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-Outside-market-influences-limit-cattle-market-150423415.html Cash trade saw another successful week, with steady to $2 higher cash paid Friday afternoon. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-Next-weeks-USDA-report-could-bring-surprises-150233495.html The feeder cattle bottomed in early April, but it took until Thursday for me to be convinced that the June live cattle found a low. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-Feeder-cattle-limit-higher-with-strong-beef-exports-150160045.html Feeder cattle futures closed mostly limit higher on Thursday. New buyers and short covering were seen, as traders showed their support for the weekly beef export number and news that the calf of the BSE cow tested negative. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/commentary/Schwieterman-USDA-underestimates-corn-exports-150000185.html Feeder cattle futures closed narrowly mixed on Wednesday and are expected to see similar early trade this morning.