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22 Dec 2023
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/22 11:37 Limited Trade Activity Friday Morning Livestock markets have remained generally sluggish through most of the morning Friday with traders looking ahead not only to the afternoon report releases, but the long Christmas Holiday weekend, which will keep markets closed Monday. Limited volume is expected through ...
22 Dec 2023
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/21/23 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,496 WEEK TO DATE: 4,790 2,752 170.00-172.00 170.00-172.00 170.99 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 1,221 170.00-171.00 170.00-171.00 170.79 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade N...
22 Dec 2023
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/22 15:57 Cattle On-Feed Numbers Increase 3% Friday afternoon was a "report heavy" day with the limited pre-holiday trade saddled with not only the December cattle on feed report, but the Dec. 1s quarterly hogs and pigs report. Each report revealed a glimmer of hope, but left market watchers less encouraged than they...
22 Dec 2023
DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 12/22 06:24 Limited Volatility Ahead of Reports Cattle could not continue the strength of Wednesday as futures likely have steady cash factored in and Thursday traders positioned ahead of the Cattle on Feed report. Hogs exhibited volatility but showed limited change at the end of the day. Positioning ahead of the H...
21 Dec 2023
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/21 16:04 Livestock Futures Slide Lower Thursday Traders quickly retracted midweek cattle market gains during the Thursday session with triple-digit losses seen in all but December live cattle trade. The limited pre-holiday volume is adding even more uncertainty to the complex during late week trade. Rick Kment DTN A...