Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished firmer on Friday, led by higher cash prices than earlier this week, traders said. Technical buying and futures’ discounts […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Improved cash prices lift CME live cattle
U.S. livestock: Live cattle slump on profit-taking, cash caution
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, erasing most of Wednesday’s gains, pressured by profit-taking and caution while awaiting remaining cash prices, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained sharply on Wednesday, fueled by short-covering in response to higher-than-expected preliminary cash prices, said traders. They said fund buying […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle buckle under technical pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, hit by profit-taking and technical selling, said traders and analysts. They said some funds sold August […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs draw support from cash price discounts
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished higher on Monday, helped by their discounts to cash prices and technical buying, traders said. Thinly-traded July, which expired […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Short covering lifts CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Friday, aided by short covering and futures’ discounts to this week’s better-than-expected cash prices, said traders. CME […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Beef, profit-taking weaken CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Thursday eased from Wednesday’s three-cent per pound limit-up settlement, pressured by profit-taking and seasonally struggling wholesale beef values, said […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday settled up the three cents per pound daily price limit, driven by fund buying and futures’ discounts to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Tuesday reversed Monday’s losses, supported by short-covering and technical buying, said traders. Funds that follow the Standard + Poor’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price unease pressures CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, weakened by sell stops and uncertainty regarding cash prices later this week, traders said. Funds that […] Read more