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Jun
27
2017
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Posted 327 days ago ago by Texas Department of Agriculture
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Feeder cattle auction reported mixed
prices; Futures lower.
Fed cattle cash trade inactive;
Formula trades higher; Futures lower; Beef prices lower.
Cotton prices higher.
Grains and soybeans uneven.
Milk futures lower.
Crude oil higher; Natural gas
higher.
Stock markets lower.
Texas feeder cattle
auctions reported mixed prices with instances of steady to $3 lower and $5 to
$10 higher. August Feeder cattle
futures were $4.58 lower, closing at $144.87 per hundredweight (cwt). The Texas
fed cattle cash trade was inactive. August
Fed cattle futures were $3.25 lower,
closing at $115.02 per cwt. Wholesale
boxed beef values were lower, with Choice grade losing $4.46 to close at $233.91
per cwt and Select grade gaining $2.40 to close at $215.26 per cwt. Estimated cattle harvest for the week
totaled 235,000 up 4,000 from last week’s total and 10,000 from a year ago.
Year-to-date harvest is up 4.5%. For the time period of June 19-25 the USDA
NASS Field Office reported that livestock was mostly in good condition across
the state. Producers in the Northern High Plains were continuing to discover
respiratory complications in cattle affected by the large wildfires in early
March. Flies and other insects were becoming a problem for livestock in North
East Texas, the Cross Timbers and the Blacklands. Pasture and range condition
was mostly fair to good. Wildfire was a concern in the Low Plains. Feral Hogs
were damaging the corn fields in North East Texas.
Cotton prices were higher
with cash prices gaining 0.75 cents to close at 69.00 cents per pound and July
futures gaining 0.76 cents to close at 74.44 cents per pound. The USDA NASS
Field Office reported that High winds and
blowing sand were taking a toll on cotton seedlings in the Northern High
Plains. Early planted irrigated cotton was entering the squaring stage in the
Southern High Plains. Lack of moisture in areas of the Northern Low Plains was
affecting cotton emergence and causing serious damage to emerged plants. Some
cotton fields in the Upper Coast were having worm issues.
Corn prices were steady
with cash and July futures both remaining at $3.59 per bushel. Grain Sorghum cash prices were steady
as well, remaining at $5.38 per cwt. The
USDA NASS Field Office reported that corn
was tasseling in the Northern High Plains. Corn silage harvest was in full
swing in the Cross Timbers. Dryland sorghum was being planted in the Northern
High Plains. Sorghum was coloring in the Blacklands and the Upper Coast.
Sorghum harvest was underway in the Coastal Bend. Worm infestations damaged soybeans
in scattered areas of the Blacklands.
Wheat prices were higher
with cash July futures both gaining 4 cents to close at $4.06 per bushel and
$4.57 per bushel, respectively. The USDA NASS Field Office reported that
the wheat harvest continued in areas of the Northern High
Plains. The rest of the state was almost done with small grains harvest.
Milk prices were
lower with July Class III losing a penny to close at $15.88 per cwt.
Stock markets
were lower today, dragged down by declines in technology shares, which have
been steadily falling in recent sessions. August Crude oil futures were 86 cents higher, closing at $44.24 per
barrel. Crude prices have continued to rise as of late, despite that investors
still see the overall mood surrounding oil markets as “down”.
Daily Market News Summary Data 06/27/17
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