Beef Futures Steady

This is Matt Rice with the Ag Information Network and today’s Market Line Report for Thursday. Cattle Futures steady following Tuesday’s selloff, as Cash cattle remain resilient. Let’s go to Virginia McGathey with the CME Group to hear more.

Chicago Soft Red Winter Wheat prices for May closed the day Up 4, to finish at 5-47 ½. May Corn was Dn 5 ¾, to finish the day at 4-26 ¾. Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat prices for May were Up 1, to settle at 5-78 ¼.

Portland prices for Club Wheat with 10 ½ % Protein was Unch, ranging from 5-60 to 5-90. Soft white wheat with 10 ½ % Protein prices for May were Unch, ranging 5-55 to 5-70. Hard Red Winter Wheat with 11 ½ percent Protein prices for June were Unch, ranging from 6-44 to 6-54. DNS wheat with 14 % protein, prices for May were Up 3 ¾, ranging from 7-41 to 7-46.

Live Cattle for June were Up $.30, closing at 178.67 ½. May Feeder Cattle were Up $1.02 ½, to finish the day at 248.27 ½. April Class III milk was Dn $.21, to settle at 15.64.