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  • Cattle Futures Display Mixed Trade as Export Sales Spike
    March 15, 2026, 4:17 AM EDT. Live cattle futures held steady on Friday, with contracts varying within 15 cents. Cash trade hovered mostly around $372 dressed weight. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange auction saw sales at $235-$236 per head. Feeder cattle futures fell between 35 cents and $1.57, with the CME Feeder Cattle Index down $3.83 to $360.97. Export sales hit 25,443 metric tons, the highest since February 2023, driven by purchases from South Korea and Japan. Wholesale boxed beef prices inched up, with Choice boxes rising 16 cents to $397.25. USDA reported 108,000 cattle slaughtered Thursday, down from previous weeks. USDA figures and market movements reflect ongoing supply and demand shifts in the cattle sector.
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