Market News Cattle futures mixed ahead of On Feed report At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed waiting on direct business and ahead of Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. April live cattle closed $.27 lower at $242.52 an... See more
Market News Midday cash livestock markets Direct cash cattle trade activity remains quiet. Bids and asking prices haven’t surfaced. If business follows the trend of recent weeks, significant trade volume will likely be delayed until sometime Thursday or F... See more
News USDA seeks to modernize line speed rules to support food safety and reduce production bottlenecks The USDA is proposing updates to federal line speed regulations in poultry and pork processing. The proposed changes would allow eligible facilities to ... See more
Market News Cattle, hog futures sharply higher At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up sharply ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. April live cattle closed $2.17 higher at $242.80 and J... See more
News Tight cattle supplies reshape market dynamics The CEO of CattleFax says tight cattle supplies could cause disruptions to the supply chain. Randy Blach says 2025 was a good example. “We came into the year, and we had about 25,000 more hooks than we ha... See more
