Nearby Live Cattle Close Sharply Lower
By DTN/The Progressive Farmer - Fri 18 Jan 2013 16:45:00 CT
Related Keywords: Agriculture

DTN Closing Livestock Comments 01/18 16:13
Nearby Live Cattle Close Sharply Lower

For the third time this week, nearby live cattle lost triple digits,
pressured by long liquidation, technical selling and fundamental worries. Lean
hog contracts settled mostly higher, supported by ideas of carcass value
appreciation over the next 30 to 60 days.

By John Harrington
DTN Livestock Analyst



GENERAL COMMENTS:

The cash cattle trade was barely tested today with just a few dressed sales
reported in parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Some feedlots sold cattle at
$195, $3 lower than Wednesday's market and nearly $8 lower than a week ago.
According to the closing report, the Iowa hog base closed $0.73 lower compared
with the Prior Day settlement ($78.00-$89.50, weighted average $85.74). The
corn market settled modestly higher, up 2 to 4 cents.

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