Packing Plant Delays

This is Matt Rice with today’s Market Line Report for Tuesday. Cattle market under pressure as slaughter rates slow, creating an issue in the market. Let’s go to Virginia McGathey with CME Group to hear more.

Chicago Soft Red Winter Wheat prices for March closed the day up 3 ½, to finish at 7-62. March Corn was dn 7, to close at 5-99 ¾. Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat prices for March were up 3 ¼, to settle at 7-78 ¼.

Portland prices for Club Wheat with 10 ½ % Protein were Unch, ranging from 10-20 to 13-75. Soft white wheat with 10 ½ % Protein prices for March were Unch, ranging from 10-20 to 11-25. Hard Red Winter Wheat with 11 ½ percent Protein prices for March were up 3 ¼, ranging from 9-53 ¼ to 9-78 ¼. DNS wheat with 14 % protein, prices for March were dn 9, ranging from 10-23 ¼ to 10-34 ¼.

Live Cattle for Feb. were dn $1.07 ½, closing at 136.25. March Feeder cattle were dn $1.32 ½, to finish the day at 165.35. Feb. Class III milk was up $.12 to settle at 21.55.