{"id":24235,"date":"2026-02-20T17:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/weekly-cattle-market-drops-as-traders-await-key-usda-report\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:01:30","slug":"weekly-cattle-market-drops-as-traders-await-key-usda-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/weekly-cattle-market-drops-as-traders-await-key-usda-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Cattle Market Drops as Traders Await Key USDA Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771624890410.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771624890410.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771624890410.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771624890410.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Trading contracts for cattle experienced declines at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as market participants held back, anticipating the development of direct business activity and the release of Friday&#8217;s On Feed report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<\/p><p>Live cattle contracts for April delivery dropped $1.42 to settle at $242 per hundredweight, while June contracts fell $1.35 to close at $237.52. Feeder cattle also saw significant losses, with March contracts declining $2.25 to finish at $368.02 per hundredweight, and April contracts posting similar decreases.<\/p><p>The market pullback reflects trader caution as they await key industry data that could influence future pricing trends in the livestock sector.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cattle trading contracts declined at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as market participants waited for direct business activity and an upcoming federal report. 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