Today will be an interesting day on livestock open following Friday's after hours release or maybe market has already discounted.
After the close, the USDA said that there were 92.582 million head of cattle and calves in the U.S. as of January 1st, down 1.4% from a year ago and the lowest inventory since 1958.
The 2010 calf crop was estimated at 35.7 million head, down 1 percent from 2009. This is the smallest calf crop since the 34.9 million born during 1950. Calves born during the first half of 2010 are estimated at 25.9 million, down 1 percent from 2009.