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December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.03%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.07% this morning as Treasury yields found firmer footing, with investors’ focus now shifting to the ADP National Employment numbers due later in the day. (full story)
ESZ23: 4,264.25 (-0.50), NQZ23: 14,697.50 (-17.00), MKC: 68.40 (-6.32), AMZN: 124.72 (-4.74), MSFT: 313.39 (-8.41), ABNB: 127.73 (-8.83), HPQ: 26.13 (+0.46), INTC: 35.69 (+0.23), AAPL: 172.40 (-1.35), PLTR: 14.90 (-0.98), CALM: 47.50 (-0.02), BGS: 9.48 (-0.29), BROG: 5.49 (+0.14)


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SA-LS850 San Angelo, TX Tue Oct 03, 2023 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, October 03, 2023 Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes 10.00-25.00 lower. At Billings, MT slaughter lambs 20.00- 40.00 higher; slaughter... (full story)


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It started as a shift, and is now believed an avalanche.  Consumer demand is drying up.  Packers are going to continue to keep slaughter rates at levels beneficial to them.  This leaves the cattle feeder, having paid all the way up to last week, the highest price ever for incoming inventory, with margins eroding exponentially. (full story)


Cotton prices ended Tuesday’s trading with 22 to 32 point losses. That limited the Dec contract’s weekly move to a net 28 point gain. The December contract closed 39 points off the session’s low. USDA had 75% of the cotton crop with open bolls as of 10/1. The harvest pace... (full story)


Chicago futures ended the session with ¾ to 3 ¾ cent gains on Tuesday. KC HRW futures closed the day 5 to 6 ½ cent gains. MGE futures closed up by 2 ½ to 6 ¾ cents. USDA reported a large private export sale of 220k MT of SRW to... (full story)
ZWZ23: 558-2 (-10-2), ZWH24: 587-6 (-10-0), ZWPAES.CM: 4.8456 (+0.0289), KEZ23: 675-6 (-7-4), KEPAWS.CM: 6.1282 (-0.0754), MWZ23: 719-6 (-5-6)


Corn futures ended the Tuesday session with 1 ¼ to 2 ¾ cent losses. Dec is still at a 10c gain for the week. Safras and Mercado estimated Brazil’s first crop at 26.86 MMT, down from their prior 26.9 MMT forecast. They have the total output forecasted at 135.7 MMT,... (full story)
ZCZ23: 486-4 (-1-0), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.5291 (-0.0104), ZCH24: 501-2 (-1-0), ZCK24: 509-6 (-0-6)


Soybean futures fell by 0.3% to 0.4% on Tuesday. That has Nov set at as 2 ¼ cent loss for the week’s move. Soymeal futures ended with $1.70 to $4.40 losses, leaving the October contract at the lowest print since July ’22. Soybean Oil futures closed the session with 30... (full story)
ZMZ23: 376.0 (+4.3), ZLZ23: 57.24 (+0.11), ZSX23: 1280-4 (+7-6), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.0799 (-0.0407), ZSF24: 1298-6 (+6-6), ZSH24: 1313-2 (+5-6)


Cotton prices ended Tuesday’s trading with 22 to 32 point losses. That limited the Dec contract’s weekly move to a net 28 point gain. The December contract closed 39 points off the session’s low. USDA had 75% of the cotton crop with open bolls as of 10/1. The harvest pace... (full story)


Tuesday’s lean hog trade ended with $0.42 to $1.35 losses across the front month contracts. October was the outlier with a 12 cent gain for the day. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was $3.18 weaker on Tuesday to $71.24. The CME Lean Hog Index for 9/29 was 74 cents... (full story)
HEV23: 79.975s (+0.125), HEG24: 72.725s (-1.200), KMV23: 91.575s (+0.250)


Corn futures ended the Tuesday session with 1 ¼ to 2 ¾ cent losses. Dec is still at a 10c gain for the week. Safras and Mercado estimated Brazil’s first crop at 26.86 MMT, down from their prior 26.9 MMT forecast. They have the total output forecasted at 135.7 MMT,... (full story)
ZCZ23: 486-4 (-1-0), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.5291 (-0.0104), ZCH24: 501-2 (-1-0), ZCK24: 509-6 (-0-6)


Cattle ended Tuesday’s session with triple digit losses led by the feeders. Front month feeder cattle futures were down by over $5 for 2% losses on the day. That left the October contract $14 off the LoC high. Fat cattle were also 1.4% in the red at the close on... (full story)
LEV23: 182.125s (-2.300), LEZ23: 185.650s (-2.700), LEG24: 190.300s (-2.875), GFV23: 248.600s (-4.725), GFX23: 250.350s (-5.350)


Soybean futures fell by 0.3% to 0.4% on Tuesday. That has Nov set at as 2 ¼ cent loss for the week’s move. Soymeal futures ended with $1.70 to $4.40 losses, leaving the October contract at the lowest print since July ’22. Soybean Oil futures closed the session with 30... (full story)
ZMZ23: 376.0 (+4.3), ZLZ23: 57.24 (+0.11), ZSX23: 1280-4 (+7-6), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.0799 (-0.0407), ZSF24: 1298-6 (+6-6), ZSH24: 1313-2 (+5-6)


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The success of the four regional Dairy Innovation Initiatives has led to more federal investment.  USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt tells Brownfield another 23 million dollars has been invested in the program created in the 2018 Farm Bill. “Total investments are 170 million dollars in... (full story)


Several comments from Federal Reserve officials in Cleveland and Atlanta sent stocks tumbling Tuesday. Unfortunately, interest rates appear likely to remain high until 2025. That will hurt some stocks and help others. (full story)
ISRG: 288.04 (-6.94), TPL: 1,783.03 (+34.10)


Some long-time dairy leaders were honored Monday evening at World Dairy Expo during the Dairy Shrine Awards Banquet, including two honored guests who left their mark on the show cattle world. Jerry and Phyliss Luttropp have been dairying on a small farm near Berlin, Wisconsin since 1972, and they love... (full story)


Market certainty seems elusive to many crop and livestock producers right now. Jeff Jorgenson owns a cow/calf operation and grows corn and soybeans in southwest Iowa and suggests it’s difficult to get a handle on U.S. crop production. “I think this one’s going to be tough to be able to... (full story)


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What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed down -1.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.83%. Stocks on Tuesday sold off sharply, with the... (full story)
SPY: 421.59 (-5.72), DIA: 329.98 (-4.11), QQQ: 354.92 (-6.34), MCK: 438.49 (+1.07), ABNB: 127.73 (-8.83), GS: 306.12 (-12.38), CCL: 12.74 (-0.90), RCL: 86.78 (-4.92), NCLH: 15.85 (-0.59), SEE: 31.45 (-1.39), PHM: 70.73 (-2.49), DHI: 102.85 (-3.33), TOL: 70.30 (-2.69), LEN: 108.23 (-2.92), AMZN: 124.72 (-4.74), NVDA: 435.17 (-12.65), MSFT: 313.39 (-8.41), TSLA: 246.53 (-5.07), META: 300.94 (-5.88), HPQ: 26.13 (+0.46), BF: 59.80 (-0.15), INTC: 35.69 (+0.23), BA: 188.92 (+1.09), ZNZ23: 106-155 (-0-050)


NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Oct 03, 2023 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $282.64 $259.24 ... (full story)


Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on the drop in the Dow Jones Industrial and the lower midday boxed beef, while waiting for the week’s direct business. December live cattle were down $2.70 at $185.65 and February was $2.87 lower at $190.30 November feeder were $5.35... (full story)