AgHost Livestock Close

The livestock complex ended the day mostly lower as traders didn’t see the support they needed to keep the contracts elevated through the day’s end. Some light cash cattle trade developed in the North, but the day’s movement was thin. July corn is down 13 1/4 cents per bushel and July soybean meal is down $6.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 370.26 points and the NASDAQ is up 232.88 points.

Thursday’s export report shared that beef net sales of 7,500 mt for 2026 were down 25% from the previous week and 41% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were Mexico (2,000 mt), South Korea (1,300 mt) and Taiwan (1,000 mt). Port net sales of 21,000 mt for 2026 were down 32% from the previous week and 36% from the prior 4-week average. The three largest buyers were Japan (7,100 mt), Mexico (6,100 mt) and Colombia (1,800 mt).