Written Commentary
MORNING LIVESTOCK FUTURES OUTLOOK
CATTLE COMPLEX
Trade volume was light Monday.
69 total loads of boxed beef moved on Monday choice up 7.06 and select down 1.53. The fluctuations on choice ribs are hardly an indicator for price.
Open interest is sinking on live cattle futures and is almost nonexistent in feeder cattle and it’s easy to see why. Hedgers using futures are still feeling the bite of margin calls.
LEAN HOG COMPLEX
August 2026 lean hogs settled on August 10, 2026 $95.70. August 2026 lean hogs are $.60 under the CME Lean Hog Index 08/10/2026.
For week ending august 08, 2026 hog weights were 287 unchanged from previous week and up 7 pounds a year ago.
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