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Live Cattle futures are trading lower Monday morning. June Live Cattle is trading at 149.80, down 1.40. August Cattle is trading at 148.02, down 1.70. Chatter about the USDA cattle on Feed report and the prospect of higher supplies with slack demand has to some selling.

The USDA April 1 Cattle on Feed report was released Friday after the close. The report showed April 1 on Feed Supply was 100 percent last year, Placements for March were a little over 100 percent of a year ago, about 1.809 million cattle entered feedlots as of end of March versus last year's 1.801...

Friday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 105,000 head versus a year ago at 118.000 head. Live Cattle futures ended the session sharply higher. June Live Cattle was trading at 151.25, up 2.22. August Live cattle was trading at 149.67, up 1.82.

Live Cattle futures are trading higher Friday. June Live Cattle is trading at 150.85, up 1.82. August Cattle is trading at 149.20, up 1.35. The USDA Cattle on Feed Report as of April 1 is due out at 3:00 p.m. ET. Estimates are for April 1 on-feed supply at 98.8 percent. Placements for March are...

Live Cattle futures are trading choppy around unchanged Friday morning. June Live Cattle is trading at 149.20, up 0.17. August Cattle is trading at 147.75, down 0.10. Chatter about cash prices and demand continues to keep both buyers and sellers active after Thursday's wide trading day.

Live Cattle futures ended the trading session up the daily available trading limit. June Live Cattle was trading at 149.02, up 3.00. August Cattle is trading at 147.85, up 3.00. Chatter about cash prices and demand ahead helped bring buyers in. Thursday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 105,000 head...

Live Cattle futures are trading a little higher Thursday morning. June Live Cattle is trading at 146.42, up 0.40. August Cattle is trading at 145.15, up 0.30. Trading is expected to be active. Chatter about cash prices and demand factors ahead for springtime are demand the rounds.

Wednesday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 110,000 head versus a year ago at 117,000 head. June Live Cattle settled a choppy trading session a little lower. June Live cattle futures settled at 146.02, down 0.70. August Live cattle was trading at 144.85, down 0.60.

Live Cattle futures are trading a little lower Wednesday. June Live Cattle is trading at 146.50, down 0.25. August Cattle is trading at 145.15, down 0.27. USDA Slaughter on Tuesday was 110,000 head. Trading is expected to show wide ranges and choppy range-bound trading. Buyers have recently backed...

Live Cattle futures are trading a little higher Tuesday. June Live Cattle is trading at 146.12, up 0.30. August Cattle is trading at 144.50, up 0.27. Trading is a little firm after Monday's sharp losses. Trading is expected to show wide ranges and choppy trading.

Monday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 110,000 head versus a year ago at 103,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded mostly lower early on during the session and selling accelerated as the day wore on. June Live Cattle was trading at 145.80, down 3.20. August Live cattle was trading at 144.22, down 2.45.

Live Cattle futures have moved lower Monday, extending losses from early in the session. June Live Cattle is trading at 146.40, down 2.65. August Cattle is trading at 144.55, down 2.12. Trading is weak and very choppy, with some general selling has been seen. More choppy wide ranged choppy trading...

Live Cattle futures are trading lower Monday, extending Friday's losses. June Live Cattle is trading at 147.62, down 1.30. August Cattle is trading at 145.72, down 0.97. Concerns about higher supply ahead and heavy weights has led to selling. Trading is weak and buyers have backed away.

Friday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 100,000 head versus a year ago at 110,000 head. Live Cattle futures ended the session down the limit of 3.00 points. June Live Cattle was offered down the 3.00 limit at 149.00. August Live cattle was offered at 146.67, down 3.00.

Live Cattle futures have moved lower Friday. June Live Cattle is trading at 150.47, down 1.52. August Cattle is trading at 148.32, down 1.355. Trading is weak. Market chatter about volatility ahead of next week's USDA cattle on feed data is making the rounds. Continued talk about price competition...