
CME live cattle futures fell on technical selling, lower boxed beef and pressure from sharply lower direct cash trade in the week. June live cattle were down $0.25 to $113.42 and feeder cattle lower across the board.
Lower cash and wholesale prices pass through to futures and reduce the value of cattle that feedlots and feed buyers depend on, weakening feeder demand sentiment.
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Technical selling, lower boxed beef and sharply lower direct cash trade pressured futures on May 3.
On May 3 futures fell on technical selling, lower boxed beef and sharply lower cash trade, extending the decline.