Another round of heavy fund selling — tied to recessionary fears — held sway in commodity markets Tuesday.
Corn futures closed mostly 24¢ to 29¢ lower. Soybean futures closed 70¢ to 79¢ lower through Aug ‘23 and then mostly 55¢ to 60¢ lower. Both were also pressured by favorable weather.
Cattle futures were caught in the commodity backwash with Feeder Cattle futures closing an average of $1.49 lower and Live Cattle futures closing an average of $1.65 lower.
Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was at a standstill in all major feeding regions through Tuesday afternoon with too few transactions to trend, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Last week, live prices were $137-138/cwt. in the Southern Plains, $145 in Colorado, $145-$151 in Nebraska and $147-$150 in the western Corn Belt. Dressed prices were $234.
Choice Boxed beef cutout value was 84¢ higher Tuesday afternoon at $264.66/cwt. Select was 60¢ lower at $239.87.
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