The cattle crush allows livestock producers to gauge their upcoming crops and hedge price risks. The crush is a combination of feeder calves, feed corn and cattle ready for slaughter. It is used as a way to estimate profitability.

To Open a Cattle Crush Display

  • Select Calculators / Cattle Crush from the Quotes menu on the Main Menu Bar.

Cattle Crush 1


To Change Underlying Symbols:

  • Right click anywhere in the window.
  • Select Sheet Properties…
  • Select the Symbols tab
  • Enter the symbol you would like to use in future Cattle Crush windows.

To Change which Contracts are used:

  • Select the F2 Key on your keyboard to toggle on the context bar.
  • Select the drop down next to the Commodity icon you want to change.
  • From the drop down list, select the contract you want to use.

Cattle Crush Contracts

  • In an un-maximized window, the contracts selected will be reflected in the window title.

 

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