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CME live cattle closed mostly lower on December 22 after USDA's Cattle on Feed report showed more cattle entering feedlots in November than a year earlier. Cash cattle in the Plains traded $119-$120/cwt, supported by tight supplies and holiday grocery buying, while November cold storage beef stocks fell 4% month over month.
Heavier feedlot placements signal more cattle to feed in the near term, supporting feed grain demand, but the bearish report pressured futures.
country-guide.caTheopolis WatersDec 22, 2017After 144 past bearish report events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.1% to +0.9%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 126 past bearish report events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.0%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% 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.
