May 1, 1974

The Price Performance on the Futures Market of a Nonstorable Commodity: Live Beef Cattle

RLRaymond M. LeutholdUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract Cash cattle prices are found to be more accurate indicators of subsequent cash cattle price conditions than are the futures prices for distant contracts. This apparent relative inability of futures prices for live beef cattle to reflect later spot prices is becoming more pronounced over time.

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