The October Lean Hogs continued its consolidation within last Monday’s huge trading range. Monday’s range was 69.90 high to 61.50 low. Today’s range was 67.275 to 64.60. Settlement was 66.775. A break down from settlement could see support at 64.80 tested. A rally from settlement could see Tuesday’s high (68.50) tested. The Lean Hog index fell to 80.95 as of 8/12/2019. The Pork Cutout Index ticked higher to 89.39 as of 8/13/2019.
October Live Cattle is still feeling the effects of the Tyson processing plant fire. It traded below and settled below the 99.375 support level. The settlement price was 98.50. The low was 98.40. A weaker opening could see price test support at 97.075. Support then comes in at 96.10. A bounce off of settlement could see price revisit resistance at 100.275. The cash market traded at 105.00 on a live basis in Texas and Kansas. Boxed beef cutouts surged with choice cutouts up 5.98 to 232.34 and select up 5.34 to 205.92 on good demand and moderate offerings. The choice/ select spread widened to 26.42 and the load count was 162. Slaughter was 116,000.
September Feeder Cattle recovered from yesterday’s debacle, going up the expanded limit to the high at 133.95. It couldn’t hold the move and pulled back and settled at 132.825. Today’s move was within yesterdays range as it was the limit levels prevented any possibility of trading above yesterday’s 134.225 high. A rally above today’s high could see price test resistance at 134.25 and then 135.60. A failure from settlement could see more consolidation within Monday’s range. The Feeder Cattle Index declined to 139.89 as of August 13th.
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