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Podcast: Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
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Cattle Current Podcast-Sept. 18. 2018

Category: Business
Duration: 00:06:26
Publish Date: 2018-09-17 22:47:26
Description:

The late-week surge in Cattle futures ultimately helped negotiated cash fed cattle prices take a strong step higher. Live sales were mainly $3-$4 higher at $110.00-$111.50/cwt. Dressed trade was $2-$5 higher at $172-$175.

Cattle futures mostly held on to Friday’s strong gains, closing narrowly mixed to mostly a touch higher.

Live Cattle futures closed narrowly mixed (37¢ lower to 40¢ higher), with the most open interest since July.

After 10¢ higher in spot Sep, Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 46¢ higher, except for unchanged to 37¢ lower in the back three contracts.

Wholesale beef values were higher on fairly good demand and moderate offerings, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.

Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.77 higher Monday afternoon at $206.04/cwt. Select was 91¢ higher at $197.38.

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