Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures closed lower on Monday on profit taking amid uneasiness about near-term cash price direction, traders and analysts said. They said some investors reduced long […] Read more
Cash price unease undercuts U.S. hog futures
Most U.S. live cattle futures down, but up for the week
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures settled mostly lower on Friday, pressured by profit taking after recent advances, analysts and traders said. The thinly traded April cattle contract held […] Read more
Cash sentiment fuels higher U.S. live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures on Thursday stretched gains into a third straight session in anticipation of steady-to-higher cash cattle prices, traders and analysts said. June future’s discount […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures climb on cash anticipation
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Wednesday in anticipation of steady-to-higher cash cattle prices, said traders and analysts. June futures at times led advances due to its […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures rise on cash optimism
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures finished steady to firm on Tuesday on short-covering in anticipation of steady-to-higher cash cattle prices, said traders and analysts. Higher wholesale beef prices […] Read more
U.S. live cattle slump after report, hogs lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed lower on Monday as larger-than-expected March feedlot placements in Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly cattle-on-feed report prompted selling, said traders and […] Read more
U.S. cattle placements up unexpectedly in March
The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month rose unexpectedly, a government report showed Friday, after many cattle that were delayed by harsh winter weather in February arrived […] Read more
Most U.S. live cattle futures dip before USDA report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed mostly weak as traders awaited Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CT, said traders and analysts. Analysts […] Read more
Cash unease weakens U.S. live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures slumped on Thursday, dragged down by profit-taking amid uneasiness about prices for cattle left to sell in the cash market, traders and analysts […] Read more
U.S. hog, cattle futures buck Wall Street losses
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures hit a 2-1/2 month high on Wednesday, led by short-covering after wholesale pork prices moved upward, analysts and traders said. They said CME hogs […] Read more