Chicago | Reuters – Chicago lean hog futures fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday, under pressure from abundant supplies and weaker prices in the Midwestern cash hog market, […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble on ample supplies, weak cash market
Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens
Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were $2 to $3 lower on average. Feedlots were more aggressive on replacements that will finish for the March April fed cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets
Chicago | Reuters – Cattle and hog futures were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday, weighed down by spreading and weaker prices in cash markets for the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Thursday, as rising wholesale beef prices stoked hopes that meat packers would pay more for cattle in […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens
Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to as much as $5 lower. Feedlot margins have come under pressure over the past week which resulted in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip from 3-week high in technical setback
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after scaling to three-week highs the previous day. Strengthening cash beef […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end limit-up on African swine fever jitters
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of African swine fever, particularly in China, fueled buying that took some […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slip from two-week high; hog futures firm
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures eased on Tuesday, retreating from a two-week high hit on Monday on a round of profit taking, traders said. Hog futures […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues
Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearlings sold $4 to $6 lower while calves were extremely variable dropping $4 to as much as $10 in some cases. Many auction barns […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were lower on Friday, with both live cattle and lean hogs easing on worries that U.S. supplies were growing faster than […] Read more
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