{"id":28298,"date":"2025-12-03T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/12\/03\/cattle-extend-gains-to-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:31:00","slug":"cattle-extend-gains-to-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/12\/03\/cattle-extend-gains-to-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattle Extend Gains to Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout__region nsdq-l-grid__item syndicated-article-body\">\n<section class=\"jupiter22-c-article-body\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"body__content\">\n<p>Live\u00a0cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 47 cents to $1.10. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,508 head offered, with bids of $217.5-220 live and $325-326 in the beef. Feeder cattle futures continued to rally back, with gains of $1.50 to $2, though futures did slip from the highs. \u00a0The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $5.42 to $337.78 on December 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>USDA reported Wholesale Boxed Beef prices mixed in the Wednesday PM report, with the Chc\/Sel spread narrowing down to $10.69. Choice boxes were down 91 cents to $363.81, while Select was back up $2.34 at $353.12. USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter was estimated at 117,000 head for Wednesday, with the weekly total at 354,000. That was 15,000 head below last week and 12,727 head shy of the same week last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-b4c\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-1\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-b4c')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-b4c');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <span>Don\u2019t Miss a Day: <\/span> From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart\u2019s best-in-class commodity analysis.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><u>Dec 25 Live Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $218.950, up $0.475,<\/p>\n<p><u>Feb 26 Live Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $221.900, up $1.100,<\/p>\n<p><u>Apr 26 Live Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $223.400, up $0.975,<\/p>\n<p><u>Jan 26 Feeder Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $331.850, up $1.975,<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-xYY\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-2\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-xYY')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-xYY');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>Mar 26 Feeder Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $325.800, up $1.875,<\/p>\n<p><u>Apr 26 Feeder Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $325.175, up $1.875,<\/p>\n<p class=\"body__disclaimer\">     On the date of publication,      Austin Schroeder              did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes.          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Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,508 head offered, with bids of $217.5-220 live and $325-326 in the beef. 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