1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (213+ words) Price action: August live cattle fell $1. 8 to $237. 85 and hit a two month low. August feeder cattle were down $5. 8 at $342. 625, hitting a two-and-a-half month low. Fundamental analysis: The cattle futures markets today saw mild follow-through technical selling pressure today as both…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (815+ words) For decades, the Choice-Select spread was the "North Star" for beef demand. But with the U. S. cattle herd at a 70-year low and Select supplies shrinking to just 10% of graded carcasses, Don Close, Terrain senior animal protein analyst, says it's time…...