Live cattle futures end lower in consolidation
By Julie Ingwersen
CHICAGO, Sept 10 (Reuters) -Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, consolidating after Monday's bounce, while feeder cattle futures firmed as corn prices declined, signaling cheaper feed costs.
CME October live cattle futures LCV24 settled down 0.600 cent at 176.325 cents per pound, staying inside of Monday's trading range.
October feeder cattle futures FCV24 ended up 0.675 cent at 235.400 cents per pound.
Concern about the health of the global economy hung over the market, raising worries about consumer demand for meat. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at their lowest level since December 2021 after OPEC+ revised down its demand forecast for this year and 2025. O/R
Wholesale beef prices inched lower, but some market players had feared even steeper declines as the summer grilling season winds down. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced choice cuts of beef on Tuesday afternoon at $308.23 per hundredweight (cwt), down 29 cents from Monday but above a three-month low set on Aug. 28 at $307.29.
CME October hog futures LHV24 fell for a fifth straight session, settling down 0.250 cent at 78.550 cents per pound.
The USDA priced pork carcasses on Tuesday afternoon at $94.80 per cwt, down 92 cents from Monday.
Market players await monthly supply/demand reports due from the USDA on Thursday that will include updated estimates of U.S. 2024 production of corn and soybeans as well as beef, pork and poultry.
Reporting by Julie Ingwersen; Editing by Alan Barona
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