Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged Wednesday in anticipation of weaker prices for slaughter-ready (cash) cattle, traders said. Futures’ losses, sunken margins and packers struggling […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Soft cash price outlook sinks CME live cattle
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned lower on Tuesday on profit-taking that wiped out Monday’s gains, traders said. Prospective futures buyers clung to the sidelines, given […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle surge limit-up
Chicago | Reuters — Lightly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle contracts on Monday closed up the maximum three-cents-per-pound daily price limit fuelled by live cattle futures’ rebound, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed on month-end positioning
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Friday in thin post-Thanksgiving Day volume on positioning during the last trading day for November, traders said. […] Read more
Record-heavy U.S. cattle won’t ground sky-high beef prices
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle are hitting record weights and the heavier trend should continue next year, but beef production will still fall short of demand and keep prices high, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, hogs mixed before holiday
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Wednesday after digesting this week’s prices for market-ready or cash cattle ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up with beef prices; hogs sag
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday after a choppy session, lifted by short-covering in response to strong wholesale beef quotes, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower Monday, weighed down by profit-taking and fund liquidation, traders said. December closed 1.4 cents per pound lower at […] Read more
October U.S. cattle placements not as slow as expected
Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in October declined versus last year, a government report showed on Friday, but not by as much as […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise into USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Friday on positioning before this week’s cash prices and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report […] Read more