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	Podcast:		Cattle Current Market Update with Wes Ishmael
	Episode:		Cattle Current Podcast—May 6, 2019
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:07:31
	Publish Date:		2019-05-04 17:04:26
	Description:		Negotiated cash fed cattle prices were sharply lower last week. Live trade was $3-$4 lower at $122-$123/cwt. in the Southern Plains; mostly $124 in Nebraska and $123-$127 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed trade was mainly $4-$6 lower at mostly $200. Feeder Cattle futures continued to lead Live Cattle lower on Friday. Declining wholesale values at a time seasonality suggests a boost from grilling demand, as well as the continued unwinding of long-held long positions continue to weigh. Except for 25¢ and 42¢ lower at either end of the board, Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.10 lower. From the previous Friday through Thursday, open interest declined by 14,124 contracts. Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of $1.30 lower. Wholesale beef values were lower on light demand and moderate offerings, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Choice boxed beef cutout value was $1.44 lower Friday afternoon at $227.36/cwt. Select was $1.79 lower at $213.29. Except for 1¢ higher in spot May, Corn futures closed mainly fractionally mixed. Soybean futures closed 1¢ lower to 1¢ higher, except for 4¢ higher in the back three contracts.
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