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Hales: Fed Cattle Prices Rebound as Supplies Tighten
42+ min ago (450+ words) Jumping ahead to this week, estimated slaughter was 505,000 head, which was significantly larger than we expected. Even so, since the packer is operating with a positive margin, we suspected slaughter could easily be larger than the 475,000 estimate. Spot Choice cutout…...
Hales: Is the Cattle Market Setting Up for a Friday Move?
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (132+ words) Hales Trading Co., based in Amarillo, Texas, is a commodity trading advisory firm specializing in cattle market analysis and futures trading strategies. Led by industry veteran David L. Hales, the firm publishes the widely followed Hales Cattle Letter, a daily report…...
Beef Turnover: Tide Continues in Packer-Feedlot Margin Flip
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (129+ words) Beef packers saw margins improve last week, while feedlot margins deteriorated further as the two sectors’ fortunes have flipped in recent weeks. According to Sterling’s Beef Profit Tracker, the estimated beef packer margin last week averaged $169.22 per head, increasing from…...
Hales: Cash Cattle Could Pull Futures Back Higher
4+ day, 9+ min ago (792+ words) Hales Trading Co., based in Amarillo, Texas, is a commodity trading advisory firm specializing in cattle market analysis and futures trading strategies. Led by industry veteran David L. Hales, the firm publishes the widely followed Hales Cattle Letter, a daily report…...
Smithfield Predicts Pork Segment Loss in Q3
4+ day, 6+ min ago (209+ words) Smithfield Foods said Tuesday afternoon it expects its pork segment to swing to an adjusted operating loss as pork cutout value and hog prices decline. The pork giant’s shares slipped almost 2% in extended trading on the announcement, which also included…...
Hales: Cattle Futures Rally, but Is There More Room to Run?
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (351+ words) It will be interesting to see what open interest did as a result of today’s price action. We suspect open interest will be down overall. With the GSCI roll beginning today, October open interest will certainly be down as a…...
Smithfield Pork Profits Rise on Lower Hog-Raising Costs
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (231+ words) Smithfield Foods’ North American pork business posted higher operating profit in the first half of 2026, offsetting weaker results from its packaged meats segment, parent company WH Group reported. North American pork operating profit increased 11.7% year over year to $182 million during…...
Hales: Why Cattle Futures Aren’t Buying the Cash Market’s Story
1+ week, 4+ day ago (131+ words) Hales Trading Co., based in Amarillo, Texas, is a commodity trading advisory firm specializing in cattle market analysis and futures trading strategies. Led by industry veteran David L. Hales, the firm publishes the widely followed Hales Cattle Letter, a daily report…...
Hales: One Part of the Cow Market Is Moving the Other Way
1+ week, 6+ day ago (550+ words) Total cow slaughter lower This is the primary reason ground beef has been a driving force in the cattle bull market. It is the reason why the president wants to increase imports of ground beef. But now, we move to…...
Daily Livestock Report: Canadian Hog Herd Expands as US Inventory Contracts
2+ week, 4+ day ago (528+ words) Meatingplace Daily Livestock Report: Canadian Hog Herd Expands as US Inventory Contracts Sponsored in part by CME Group The latest Canadian hog inventory survey shows that, unlike their U.S. counterparts, Canadian hog producers have slowly started to rebuild the sow herd....