Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Friday, pulled down by profit-taking in response to the day’s sharp drop in wholesale beef values, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Slumping beef prices rattle CME live cattle
U.S. livestock: Short-covering pushes CME live cattle, hogs higher
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle climbed for a second straight session on Thursday, fuelled by short-covering and positioning on the eve of the last trading day […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early weakness
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday after initial selling, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. June […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close weak before Memorial Day
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed moderately lower Friday on profit-taking and in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report earlier […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs climb on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices, traders said. June closed up 1.025 cents per pound, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end pit trade lower, rise after-hours
Chicago | Reuters –– Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange finished lower during the regular session on Wednesday, pressured by cash cattle prices that were initially weak, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as beef prices set new high
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures offset recent losses and finished higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering following the day’s choice wholesale beef price surge to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs stumble on supply, demand woes
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Monday on concern that supplies might outstrip demand ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday-shortened work week, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking stalls CME live cattle uptrend
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended their three-day rally Friday on profit-taking and the downturn in wholesale beef prices after Thursday’s spike to a record […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Record beef prices extend CME live cattle gains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained for a third day in a row on Thursday, lifted by record-high prices for choice beef, stoked by grilling demand, […] Read more