AgHost Livestock Close

The livestock complex ended the day mixed as the cattle contracts rallied onward, although no cash cattle trade has developed yet; the lean hog contracts closed mixed. Keep your eyes on the cash cattle market on Friday as packers will need to get aggressive. July corn is up 7 3/4 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is up $4.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 71.72 points and the NASDAQ is down 118.04 points.

Thursday's export report shared that pork next sales of 26,200 mt for 2026 were up 63% from the previous week but down 6% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were Mexico with 9,700 mt, Japan with 3,700 mt and South Korea with 2,800 mt. Beef net sales of 21,300 mt for 2026 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 88% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were South Korea with 7,100 mt, Japan with 3,400 mt and Taiwan with 3,400 mt.

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