Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Tuesday in anticipation of weaker cash prices as packer demand fades before the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, traders said. A small number […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide on weak cash price expectations
U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures snapped back from morning lows on Monday, helped by short-covering in response to the turnaround in wholesale beef prices, traders said. The morning wholesale […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop CME live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Friday settled lower as weaker-than-expected cash prices and sluggish wholesale beef demand weighed, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas and Kansas traded at $131 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures hit two-month high
Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s feeder cattle futures climbed to a two-month high on Thursday as corn prices slumped amid ethanol mandate worries, traders and analysts said. January feeder cattle ended 1.4 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Beef quotes weaken live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday posted modest losses, weighed by weaker wholesale beef values and steady to lower cash cattle returns, traders and analysts said. Friday morning’s […] Read more
Pricey calves threaten U.S. feedlots’ return to profitability
A sharp drop in feed corn prices caused by the huge U.S. harvest last month has put the nation’s cattle feedlots in the black for the first time in more […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash expectations
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle prices firmed during Monday’s quiet Veterans’ Day holiday in anticipation of at least steady cash prices this week, traders and analysts said. Last Thursday, packers […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures move higher with cash, pork prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures settled higher on Friday, helped by strong prices for slaughter-ready hogs and firmer wholesale pork values, traders said. On Friday morning, the price of hogs […] Read more
U.S. feedlot cattle placements rise as feed costs decline
The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in September increased one per cent from a year earlier, a government report showed Oct. 31. Analysts attributed the rise to lower-priced […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures sag as cash disappoints
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower on Friday, weakened by initial cash prices that fell short of expectations, traders and analysts said. A light number of cash cattle in […] Read more