Markets http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets RSS Feed for Markets en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:15 GMT Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Oil-falls-as-Fed-minutes-send-US-equities-down-208546221.html Brent crude extended losses in late trading on Wednesday to settle below $103 a barrel, after minutes from the Federal Reserve sent U.S. stock markets down and compounded earlier oil weakness stemming from a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories. Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Ag-markets-diverged-widely-Wednesday-afternoon-208545571.html After opening weakly, corn futures surged Wednesday. First came the daily grain report indicating private exporters had sold 540,000 tonnes of new crop corn to China and other unknown destinations. 5 Area Daily Wtd Avg Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/5-Area-Daily-Wtd-Avg-Direct-Slaughter-Cattle---Negotiated-201227-208503471.html LM_CT100 St Joseph, MO Wed May 22, 2013 USDA Market News Service 5 AREA DAILY WEIGHTED AVERAGE DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota feedlots (Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day) Recap for: Tuesday, 5/21 Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Texas-to-Mexico-Daily-Livestock-Exports-201215-208488031.html AL_LS600 Las Cruces, NM Wed May 22, 2013 USDA Market News Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports Ag markets posted mixed showing on Tuesday http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Ag-markets-posted-mixed-showing-on-Tuesday-208374141.html The weekly Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon obviously depressed corn futures Tuesday, since the indicated surge in U.S. corn plantings easily exceeded expectations. Oil ends lower, pares losses as dollar weakens http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Oil-ends-lower-pares-losses-as-dollar-weakens-208373901.html Crude oil futures ended lower on Tuesday, falling early as the dollar strengthened, then paring losses as the greenback weakened after a Federal Reserve official said he did not believe the U.S. central bank should pull back on its quantitative easing program. Plains storms cause minor harm to Oklahoma/Kansas wheat http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Plains-storms-cause-minor-harm-to-OklahomaKansas-wheat-208373501.html Tornadoes, high winds, rain and hail that cut a swath across the midsection of the United States on Sunday and Monday did only minimal harm to the winter wheat crop in top producers Kansas and Oklahoma, agricultural experts said. New Mexico to Mexico Livestock Exports http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/New-Mexico-to-Mexico-Livestock-Exports-201105-208335781.html AL_LS604 Las Cruces, NM Tue May 21, 2013 USDA Market News New Mexico to Mexico Livestock Exports Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/Texas-to-Mexico-Daily-Livestock-Exports-201104-208335771.html AL_LS600 Las Cruces, NM Tue May 21, 2013 USDA Market News Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports 5 Area Daily Wtd Avg Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/5-Area-Daily-Wtd-Avg-Direct-Slaughter-Cattle---Negotiated-201096-208335661.html LM_CT100 St Joseph, MO Tue May 21, 2013 USDA Market News Service 5 AREA DAILY WEIGHTED AVERAGE DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota feedlots (Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day) Recap for: Monday,