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Cattle Close Sharply Lower

Alan Brugler - Barchart - Mon Oct 19, 9:39PM UTC

The cattle complex fell back hard on Monday, a nickel off limit losses in feeders. Fat cattle closed +$3 in the red. Feeder cattle were $3.50 to $4.95 lower at the close. Nov feeders touched the $5 limit throughout the afternoon. The October 15 Feeder Cattle Index from CME dropped back 69 cents to $140.22. Monday cash activity had the week off to an early start. USDA noted very light starter sales in the South from $103-106. Cash sales started the week in NE with some limited $105 activity. Clean up business in the cash market was very thin on Friday, from $106-$107. For the week, sales were mostly near $108 with the wtd ave price at $107.61. Wholesale boxed beef prices were lower again on Monday, widening the spread to $17.90. Choice boxes were $209.74 in the PM quote, down by 29 cents. Select boxes had dropped $1.68 to 191.84. USDA estimates FI cattle slaughter for Monday was 118k head, 1,000 more than both LW and the same week LY.

Oct 20 Cattle closed at $104.000, down $3.150,

Dec 20 Cattle closed at $105.150, down $3.475,

Feb 21 Cattle closed at $108.175, down $3.300,

Oct 20 Feeder Cattle closed at $134.600, down $3.500

Nov 20 Feeder Cattle closed at $130.075, down $4.950

Jan 21 Feeder Cattle closed at $125.225, down $4.100

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