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US cattle futures fell by their daily limits for a second session as recession fears grew during the coronavirus pandemic. April live cattle closed at 92.825 cents per pound and feeder cattle contracts hit limit-down levels.
The choice boxed beef cutout dropped $20.93 to $232.64 per cwt.
Falling boxed beef and weaker packer demand are pushing cash cattle lower, reducing feeder cattle values and signaling weaker demand for feed.
thecattlesite.comGlobal Ag MediaApr 2, 2020After 37 past bearish macro events, LCATTLE moved a median -1.1% over 5 sessions (30% higher; middle half -4.3% to +0.4%), and -0.4% over 20.
After 27 past bearish macro events, FCATTLE moved a median -0.9% over 5 sessions (37% higher; middle half -3.7% to +0.4%), and 0.0% over 20.
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.
Live cattle futures fell limit-down for a second session on April 2 amid recession fears and a sharp drop in the boxed beef cutout, which is the core of the 5-day decline.
Second consecutive limit-down session on recession fears and a $20.93 fall in the boxed beef cutout explain the sharp futures slide.
Second consecutive limit-down session on recession fears and a falling boxed beef cutout reflects sentiment-driven selling that preceded the April 6 decline.
