DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/13 16:03
13 Aug 2021
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/13 16:03 Mixed Livestock Trade Leaves Traders Looking for More Answers Next Week Following a week of market volatility in livestock and grain trade, traders seemed to be more than willing to tread water Friday, with prices mixed in a narrow-to-moderate range at the end of the week. Limited market direction developed in cattle and hog futures, putting more focus on cash prices and meat values early next week. By Rick Kment, DTN Contributing Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: From Friday to Friday, livestock futures scored the following changes: Aug live cattle off $0.25, Oct live cattle up $0.25, Aug feeder cattle off $1.80, Sep feeder cattle off $0.25, Aug lean hogs up $1.05 and Oct lean hogs off $1.07.