Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday, supported by strength in cash cattle markets this week, but uncertainty about beef demand in the coming […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end up on firm cash trade
Lean hog futures close mixed

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop as supplies assessed
'Maybe the cash cattle market is stalling out here'
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Wednesday. The cattle market faced pressure from weakness in the cash market that stemmed from the ample […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures close higher on strong export data
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday for a third straight day, buoyed by strong weekly beef export sales and signs of firming cash cattle […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures close higher; lean hogs decline
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a second session on firm cash cattle prices and a softer dollar, traders said. Cash cattle traded […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures firm on expectations of firm cash
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, supported by expectations of higher prices this week in the cash market for slaughter-ready cattle, traders said. “Cash could […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures retreat on supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures opened firm on Monday but retreated from session highs on technical selling and lingering concerns about cattle supply backups in the wake […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs lower on China trade worries
CME live cattle close lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell Monday on worries that deteriorating relations between the United States and China, the world’s biggest pork importer, could […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cash cattle, futures up on beef packer scrutiny
Profit-taking continues to drag on lean hogs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Friday along with cash prices as the federal government probed the beef market. The price of cattle in the cash […] Read more

U.S. livestock: June cattle limit up on surging beef prices, meat shortages
Lean hogs down on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures surged by their daily trading limits for a second straight session on Thursday on soaring beef prices and concerns about meat shortages […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying investors rally cattle futures, again
CME June lean hogs down on day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures surged for a second straight session on Wednesday, as investors kept snapping up deep discounts in futures prices, traders said. Lean hog future […] Read more