Live cattle futures are posting 10 to 30 cent losses in modest Turnaround Tuesday weakness. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in at $238-240 in the north, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder cattle futures are trading with a reversion to the Monday gains, and midday losses of 35 cent to $2.57. CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $4.32 on July 17 to $359.71. Monday’s OKC feeder cattle auction showed sales on 3,066 head at $15-25 lower on feeders, with calves down $20-30 on the week.
The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the US pasture rating at 29% gd/ex, down 1% from the week prior. The Brugler500 index was down 6 points to 271.
