Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking that erased Friday’s gains pegged to steady-to-better market-ready or cash cattle prices, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag on profit-taking
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after volatile day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Friday after a choppy session, dragged down by profit-taking that trumped steady-to-higher prices for market-ready or cash […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle at record high on strong calf prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday closed at an all-time high, with some contracts up by the three-cent price limit, fueled by costly prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price woes drop CME hogs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday closed down more than two per cent, pressured by the recent decline in cash and wholesale pork prices, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund buying helps CME hogs close mostly higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed mostly higher on Tuesday, with support from fund buying that helped most contracts beat back early-session losses, traders said. Short-covering contributed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit record high as supplies tight
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures spiked to a record high on Monday, driven by tight supplies of young calves for fattening at feedlots, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher, fuelled by their discounts’ to initial cash prices prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new high as corn prices slip
Chicago | Reuters — Back-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday set new contract highs, sparked by weak corn prices that could help ease input costs for feedlots, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund buying pushes CME hogs two per cent higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, with some months up the three-cent limit, driven by fund buying after contracts punched through […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Solid beef demand drives CME live cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained, supported by short-covering sparked by strong demand for beef at wholesale, traders and analysts said. Tuesday morning’s […] Read more