
Negotiated cash fed steer prices were $1 to $6 higher in several regions in the week to Nov. 6, around $107/cwt live, but still well below a year earlier.
Year-to-date cattle slaughter was 3.73% below last year and beef production 1.11% lower. Futures closed mixed with Live Cattle slightly higher.
Lower year-to-date slaughter and beef output support cattle prices, though the weekly moves are routine and the market impact on feed demand is modest.
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.