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Livestock Markets Rally to New Highs
July Lean Hogs opened larger and made the session low at 104.975. Value turned larger and rallied to the excessive at 107.275. It consolidated close to the excessive and settled at 107.10. The early low was above assist on the rising 8-DMA now at 104.65 and the rally took value previous resistance at 106.85. The money market is erupting as cutouts are surging. The cutout broke by means of the 110.00 barrier and with beef costs at all-time highs (aside from the pandemic) the cutout might proceed to rally into the summer time. This may occasionally assist money costs break by means of its barrier at 100.00. Exports are bettering and China was again available in the market shopping for pork. That is good for the pork business and will assist assist money costs. I maintain seeing stuff about illness affecting hog provides and with the deferred contracts working larger, it may very well be that expectations are for provide to tighten and maintain hog costs shifting larger anti-seasonally going ahead. Slaughter numbers are shrinking and analysts are saying we might see that proceed into the autumn. We get the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report on the finish of the month so we’ll see what the USDA says about that. The rally was a breakout above its Ledge formation it was in so there may very well be extra upside instore if the money can maintain its good points. We’ll see!… If Hogs can maintain settlement, it might take a look at resistance at 107.925. Resistance then is available in at 109.85. A failure from settlement might see value take a look at assist at 106.85. Assist then is available in on the rising 8-DMA.
The Pork Cutout Index elevated and is at 106.91 as of 06/05/2025.
The Lean Hog Index elevated and is at 97.57 as of 06/04/2025.
Estimated Slaughter for Friday is 444,000, which is under final week’s 469,000 and final 12 months’s 468,096. Saturday slaughter is predicted to be 16,000, which is under final week’s 240,000 and final 12 months’s 40,676. The estimated slaughter for the week (up to now) is 2,363,000, which is above final week’s 2,143,000 and under final 12 months’s 2,415,772.
August Feeder Cattle hole opened larger and rallied to the excessive of the day and a brand new all-time excessive at 310.55. The value being at nosebleed costs wasn’t capable of maintain the rally and it broke down, closed the hole and traded to the session low at 307.525. Value then drifted in the course of the vary earlier than shifting in the direction of the excessive on the finish of the session to settle close to the excessive at 310.15. That is additionally a brand new all-time excessive settlement. The money market is on hearth with feeders surging amongst all weight lessons. Report costs are made then damaged and the Feeder Index made one other new all-time excessive with this afternoons’ print at 306.16. Futures are buying and selling at a premium to the index however with what I’ve been listening to from numerous producers the index might soar within the coming days. The query is: will these costs make it on the Merc’s index? We’ll see!… A breakdown from settlement might see value take a look at assist on the 307.675. Assist then is available in at 306.90. Assist then is available in at 304.325. If settlement holds, value might take a look at resistance at R1 at 311.20, R2 at 312.40, R3 at 314.20.
The Feeder Cattle Index elevated and is at 306.16 as of 06/05/2025.
August Stay Cattle hole opened larger after which broke down, closing the hole whereas buying and selling right down to the low at 216.05. The market turned larger and rallied the remainder of the session to the excessive and it’s a new all-time excessive for the lead contract at 219.325. Settlement was close to the excessive additionally a brand new all-time excessive at 218.875. The power in futures was fairly merely the money market. Money is king and futures have been lagging. The June contract has been sagging because the South has continued to lag the North by over 10 handles. Texas and particularly Kansas has lastly began to maneuver larger. I’m being informed Kansas traded as excessive as 235.00 and Texas round 230.00. This lit a fireplace on the June contract. June soared, buying and selling as much as 226.75, dragging the August contract alongside for the journey. The June/ August unfold widened some extra as merchants assume June will proceed to outpace August. This can be a new all-time excessive for the spot contract which expires on the finish of the month. Money additionally exploded up North, buying and selling as excessive as 244.00 on a dwell foundation and 385.00 on a dressed foundation. Dressed made a brand new excessive this week on Thursday at 386.00. Cutouts are stalling but the packer who continues to restrict slaughter paying ever larger costs. Boy, are they struggling or what? They will’t win because the producer sits again and the packer bids up value. The retailer sits again and waits for barely decrease costs. They get them. What can the packer do? They’re caught between a rock and a tough place and a state of affairs from what prospects inform me of their very own making. Guys inform me that the packer set this example up by screwing with the producer and the retailer in the course of the pandemic. Some guys threw their arms up within the air and weren’t holding cattle again to bred with the frustration they’d in the course of the disaster. So, we seemingly have much less cattle now then perhaps we might have if the packer was a greater commerce associate throughout that interval. The packers’ panic exhibits their fear concerning the tight provide and they’re proving they might pay something to get product it doesn’t matter what value they promote the meat. They’ve orders to fill and may’t get sufficient provide in entrance of them whilst weights go up. The battle continues. We’ll see!… If value trades under settlement, it might take a look at assist at 217.75. A failure from right here might see a take a look at of assist at 215.60. If value can maintain settlement, it might take a look at resistance at R1 – 220.00. Resistance then is available in at R2 – 221.30. R3 is artwork 223.90.
Boxed beef cutouts have been blended as alternative cutouts decreased 1.77 to 365.08 and choose elevated 0.12 to 356.73. The selection/ choose unfold narrowed and is at 8.35 and the load depend was 103.
Friday’s estimated slaughter is 103,000, which is under final week’s 117,000 and final 12 months’s 118,743. Saturday slaughter is predicted to be 2,000, which is under final week’s 5,000 and final 12 months’s 6,327. The estimated whole for the week (up to now) is 582,000, which is above final week’s 477,000 and under final 12 months’s 609,797.
The USDA report LM_Ct131 states: To date for Friday, negotiated money commerce has been mild on superb demand in all feeding areas. Within the Texas Panhandle, there have been just a few dwell purchases at 232.00, however not sufficient for an enough market take a look at. The final market take a look at within the Texas Panhandle was on Thursday at 232.00. In Kansas, dwell purchases have been 5.00 larger at 235.00 in comparison with Thursday. For Nebraska, in comparison with Thursday, dwell purchases have been 2.00-3.00 larger from 242.00-244.00. The most recent dressed market in Nebraska was Thursday at 380.00. In comparison with Thursday, dwell and dressed purchases within the Western Cornbelt have been principally regular at 240.00 and 380.00, respectively.
The USDA is indicating money trades for dwell cattle from 220.00 – 244.00 and from 375.00 – 386.00 on a dressed foundation (up to now).
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