GENERAL COMMENTS:
Bids are offered in Nebraska at $308 to $310, but no dressed deals have been reported just yet. Given that feedlot managers have waited this long to trade cattle, it's likely they'll wait however long they need to get the higher money they're after. December corn is down 8 3/4 cents per bushel and December soybean meal is down $2.70. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 731.38 points.
LIVE CATTLE:
The live cattle complex has traded mostly mixed ahead of Friday's noon hour, but as the market gets closer and closer to the day's midpoint, traders have let all but the August live cattle contract turn higher. August live cattle are down $0.15 at $188.72, October live cattle are up $0.05 at $188.65 and December live cattle are up $0.32 at $189.22. It makes perfect sense why traders are somewhat leery about advancing the futures complex any more as on Thursday they moved the spot October contract to the highest price point its traded since last October. But as traders continue to see the resilient attitude of feedlot managers in the North hold out and "keep their cool" as they wait for packers to up their bids, traders are excited at the prospect of Northern dressed cattle trading higher. A few bids are currently on the table in Nebraska at $308 to $310, but thus far no cattle have traded in the North. On Thursday live sales were reported in the South at $190, which is $2.00 higher than last week's weighted average. Packer interest should improve as the day trades on.
Boxed beef prices are higher: choice up $2.01 ($314.47) and select up $2.99 ($298.10) with a movement of 47 loads (24.25 loads of choice, 3.99 loads of select, 8.92 loads of trim and 9.72 loads of ground beef).
FEEDER CATTLE:
Even though the live cattle complex is mixed, the feeder cattle complex has elected to keep with its fully higher trend as traders see the support in the fed cash cattle market to be extremely supportive and as they continue to see aggressive buyer demand in the countryside for feeders. August feeders are up $1.00 at $259.62, September feeders are up $1.35 at $259.25 and October feeders are up $1.12 at $258.20. Continuing to see the spot August contract trade above the market's 40- and 100-day moving averages is a strong technical indicator of trader buy-in and support.
LEAN HOGS:
With pork cutout values trading slightly higher at midday, the lean hog complex has found enough support in Friday's market to keep prices trading merely sideways. August lean hogs are down $0.05 at $93.72, October lean hogs are up $0.45 at $78.25 and December lean hogs are up $0.27 at $70.22. It is somewhat encouraging to see the futures complex trading sideways as traders could have just as easily let the market drift fully lower ahead of the weekend. Traders are patiently waiting to see what continues to develop with the market fundamentally as seasonal pork demand has increased, but they continue to question if the seasonal demand is enough support to justify higher technical trade.
The projected CME Lean Hog Index is delayed from the source. Hog prices on the Daily Direct Morning Hog Report average $82.13, ranging from $76.00 to $85.00 on 1,045 head and a five-day rolling average of $83.66 Pork cutouts total 175.33 loads with 158.25 loads of pork cuts and 17.08 loads of trim. Pork cutout values: up $0.27, $106.22.
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