Morning Ag Markets – Matt Hines
Date: June 23rd, 2021 Cattle futures held triple digit gains but hogs faded into the close, still able to hold small gains though, which stopped the 10-day consecutive slide lower. Corn and soybeans tried hold steady for part of the day but pulled sharply lower by mid-morning. This along with the upcoming Senate Ag Committee hearings on cattle markets and transparency was supportive yesterday. Also supportive, light volume cash feedlot trade in the North on Monday at $126.50 live and $197 to $200 dressed, $2 to $5 higher than a week ago. The Cash Pool trade in TX on Tuesday resulted in 739 head at $122 which is steady with a week ago. KS trade picked up right after at $125 to mostly $126 which…