Cattle Summary
Daily Cutout Values
Choice: 253.71, Up .09 from the previous day.
Select: 224.36, Up 2.28 from the previous day.
Choice/Select Spread: 29.35
5 Area Average Cattle Price
Live Steer: 150.06
Live Heifer: 149.83
Dressed Steer: 235.26
Dressed Heifer: 235.50
Daily Slaughter
Estimated at 122,000. 10,000 more than last week and 10,000 more than the same week last year.
Feeder Cattle Index
10/19/2022: 172.77
10/19/2022: 172.03
Cattle on Feed
On Feed: 99.1%; in line with estimates.
Placements: 96.2%; in line with estimates.
Marketings: 104%; in line with estimates.
December live cattle futures made new contract highs into the weekend, which officially puts the charts in uncharted territory. With the market at new highs, finding the next meaningful resistance point becomes more difficult. The RSI (relative strength index) is at 66.85, not yet what would be considered "overbought" but at the highest levels since February.
Seasonal Trend in Play: April live cattle have been higher from October 5th-November 11th for 13 of the last 15 years.
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Daily Direct Hogs Plant Delivered (as of 1:30 PM CT)
Carcass Base Price
Range: 85.00-100.00
Weighted Average: 88.89
Change from Prior Day: -5.85
Head Count: 3,588
Daily Hog Slaughter
478,000. Up 5,000 from last week and 5,000 from last year.
Lean HogsLean hogs continued their rally on Friday, trading back to the highest price since marking contract highs on August 16th. Seasonally this is a weaker time of year, but exports were solid last week which may have helped spur the recovery. The RSI is at 68.61, not yet in overbought territory, but getting close. Seasonal Trend in Play: December lean hogs have been lower from October 15th-November 6th for 12 of the last 15 years. |
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