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U.S. live cattle futures notched their biggest one-day percentage gain in 3-1/2 months on Monday, driven by a wintry weather outlook for the U.S. central Plains that could interrupt beef […] Read more

U.S. live cattle futures rebounded on Friday with fund buying and short-covering offsetting lacklustre market fundamentals, said analysts and buyers. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose almost one per cent […] Read more

U.S. feeder cattle futures settled firm on Thursday as corn prices drifted lower, but eased from a six-month high in response to live cattle market losses, said analysts and traders. […] Read more

U.S. feeder cattle futures notched a six-month high for the second day in a row on Wednesday as corn prices weakened, reducing feed input costs, analysts and traders said. Short-covering […] Read more

U.S. live cattle futures bounded higher on Tuesday as unexpectedly strong wholesale beef prices triggered active short-covering, said analysts and traders. The U.S. Department of Agriculture showed the wholesale price […] Read more

U.S. live cattle futures posted modest losses on Monday as investors factored in Friday’s lower cash cattle prices, analysts and traders said. Late last week, packers paid $124 per hundredweight […] Read more

Lower beef prices, funds pressure cattle

U.S. hog futures were lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking prompted by sentiments that cash hog and wholesale pork prices would trend lower, analysts and traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange […] Read more

U.S. live cattle futures gained modestly Wednesday as investors brought the market closer in line cash cattle price expectations after a volatile day of trading, analysts and traders said. Chicago […] Read more

U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, pulled down by anticipation for steady-to-lower cash cattle prices this week, analysts and traders said. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s live cattle spot December […] Read more