Morning Ag Markets – Matt Hines
Date: February 1st, 2023 All livestock futures began this week sharply higher, expect for the nearby Feb Lean hog contract which expires today. Higher cash fed cattle last week with good volume helped support the mostly triple digit gains on Monday. Last week's negotiated cash cattle trade totaled 108,421 head. Of that 75% (81,474 head) were committed for nearby delivery while the remaining 25% (26,947 head) were committed for deferred delivery. NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER CATTLE SUMMARY - WEEK ENDING 02/11/2023 RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct Video/Internet Total This Week: 256,500 52,000 5,100 313,600 Last Week: 147,900 31,100 49,400 228,400 Year Ago: 222,300 84,600 34,400 341,300 Compared to last week, steers and heifers in the Southeast sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher while the other areas were steady…