Hog futures surge on technical support

Hog futures surge on technical support

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed ahead of widespread direct cash business.  The indecisive cash trade didn’t help contracts find any direction.  October live cattle closed $.15 lower at $108.90 and December live cattle closed $.02 lower at $113.72.  September feeder cattle closed $.05 higher at $151.77 and October feeder cattle closed $.05 higher at $151.52.

The wide spread between bids and asking prices is keeping direct cash cattle trade at bay today. 

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