Monday Market Sentiment

Monday Market Sentiment: Cash steady-to-lower on packer influence

Cash cattle are expected to remain steady, seeing slight losses during the week as packers attempt to improve margins with lower cash prices and higher wholesale beef values. This week’s Monday Market Sentiment predicts marginal losses for cash cattle, losing 22 cents to $123.59 per cwt. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Cash market to slide lower

The cash cattle market is expected to trade steady-to-lower this week, influencing cattle futures. This week’s Monday Market Sentiment predicts a second week of losses in the cash market with expectations showing a decrease of 68 cents to $125.02 per cwt. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Light supply, demand keep market steady

Trade started early this week with bids on Monday matching prices from last week. Packers continue to see negative margins, however wholesale beef prices charged higher last week with increased demand along the East Coast. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Cash trade improves, panel optimistic

Last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report confirmed livestock supplies are shirking. The report met expectations, preventing drastic market changes; however results of the report were enough to lead our panel to forecast higher cash cattle prices this week. The Monday Market Sentiment predicts an increase of 49 cents to $125.85 per cwt. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Beef demand slowing before Thanksgiving

Our Monday Market Sentiment panel expects cash cattle prices to further decline as consumers shop for Thanksgiving turkeys rather than beef with the holiday approaching. The latest Monday Market Sentiment shows a 78-cent decline as experts forecast the cash market to decline for the third consecutive week. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Super storm drowns beef prices

Beef demand dropped last week as Hurricane Sandy reduced restaurant business along the East Coast. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Beef sets 9-year high, recoil expected

The cash market continued to roll forward last week, although gains are much smaller than the bump of almost two dollars the previous week. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Cash market seeing green

Last Friday’s cattle-on-feed report showed a 16-year low for cattle placed in feedlots, spurring stronger cash prices to finish the week. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Cash cattle gaining strength

Lower corn prices and rising wholesale beef prices encourage the cattle industry this week with presumptions of lighter placements in this Friday’s USDA cattle-on-feed report also weighing on the market. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Packer losses limit cash gain outlook

Restricted demand from beef packers is expected to limit potential gains in the cash cattle market this week as packers hope tighter supplies will keep profit margins from falling further in the red. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Comeback expected after steep losses

Another week of losses in the cash trade doesn’t hinder our Monday Market Sentiment panel from anticipating gains this week. ... Full story.

Monday Market Sentiment: Market outlook positive despite setback

Last week’s lower average cash trade ended three weeks of consecutive gains. The Monday Market Sentiment shows feedlot experts remain positive, expecting the market to remain steady with a slight improvement over the previous week. ... Full story.