Cattle Close with Marginal Weakness on Wednesday
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Cattle Close with Marginal Weakness on Wednesday April 22, 2026 — 08:49 pm EDT Written by Austin Schroeder for Barchart-> Live cattle futures pulled off the early session lows on Wednesday, still closing with losses of 40 cents to $1.32. Early cash trade this week has come in near $246 across the country on lighter trade. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 1,226 head offered, with bids of $246-246.50. Feeder cattle futures posted a 22 cent gain in the April contract on Wednesday, with other contracts down 7 to 50 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 93 cents to $373.44 on April 21.
Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Wednesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel back to premium for Choice at 86 cents. Choice boxes were down $1.99 to $384.19, while Select was $3.87 lower at $383.33. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter at 111,000 head for Wednesday, with the week to date total at 319,000 head. That is down 6,000 head from last week and 26,373 head below the same week last year. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis. Apr 26 Live Cattle closed at $246.850, down $0.575,Jun 26 Live Cattle closed at $243.075, down $0.475,Aug 26 Live Cattle closed at $239.175, down $0.525,Apr 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $366.800, up $0.225,May 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $358.425, down $0.125,Aug 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $358.875, down $0.075, 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. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
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