Chicago | Reuters — Lightly-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their 4.5-cent per pound maximum daily limit on Thursday following double-digit corn market gains, traders said. Chicago […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit down as corn prices jump
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend losses, hogs mixed
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle losses on Tuesday spilled over into Wednesday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation despite sharply higher wholesale beef values, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat, hogs end mixed
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking and futures’ modest premiums to last week’s cash prices, traders said. June closed 0.45 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures turn back early selling
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, reversing initial weakness helped by short-covering and the morning’s wholesale beef price bounce, traders said. June […] Read more
Fewer cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in May than anticipated
Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was lower than anticipated, a government report showed on Friday, reflecting healthy pastures that allowed ranchers […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday gained for the first time in seven sessions, partly buoyed by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down sixth straight day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground for a sixth straight session on Thursday, pressured by cash price caution for this week, traders said. June […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease while awaiting cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday, weighed by caution ahead of this week’s cash prices, traders said. June closed down 0.1 cent […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again close mostly firm
Chicago | Reuters — For a second straight session most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in modest positive territory on Tuesday pegged to bear spreading and speculative buying, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly firm
Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Monday, supported by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. Investors bought […] Read more