Hog futures up on midday pork

Hog futures up on midday pork

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day lower on the lack of any supportive fundamentals and technical selling.  August live cattle closed $1.05 lower at $107.20 and October contracts closed $1.10 lower at $108.15.  August feeder cattle closed $1.25 lower at $148.65 and September contracts closed $1.07 at $148.45.

Direct cash cattle trade is quiet today – which is typical for a Monday.  This week’s showlists look to be generally larger, especially in the South. 

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