December live cattle closed $3.52 lower at $227.32 and February live cattle closed $3.07 lower at $230.50. November feeder cattle closed $3.27 lower at $346.75 and January feeder cattle closed $5 lower at $342.10.
Traders were waiting for direct business to develop.
Lower cattle futures reflect cautious packer buying ahead of cash trade, which can pressure feeder and live cattle values for feedlot operators.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Directly documents November feeders down $3.27 and January down $5 as traders waited for direct cash business, which is the move itself.
Directly documents November feeders down $3.27 and January down $5 as traders waited for direct cash business, which is the move itself.