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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on stronger Plains cash market

By Karl Plume February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to fresh three-month highs on Friday as firming beef packer bids at U.S. Plains feedlot markets fueled expectations of higher cash cattle sales this week. Tighter supplies of market-ready cattle on feedlot showlists this week helped to support the cash market. Trading later developed […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on anticipated firm cash prices

By Karl Plume February 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures scaled to the highest in at least three months on Thursday on fund and technical buying and as traders anticipated possibly higher cash cattle sales this week. Buying accelerated as futures prices topped highs posted early last week, as the market shrugged off bearish news […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle advance, anticipating firm cash prices

By Karl Plume February 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Wednesday, supported by lagging cattle weights and expectations for higher cash market prices this week. Packers will be battling for a smaller number of market-ready cattle on showlists after recent frigid weather in the U.S. Plains and heavy snow in Iowa impeded […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

By Karl Plume February 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Tuesday, with nearby contracts weighed down by expectations for increased supplies of market-ready cattle beginning next month. Declines were limited by concerns that harsh winter weather last week in northern areas of the U.S. Plains and western Midwest slowed cattle weight gains, […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on short-covering, bargain buying

By Karl Plume February 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than two per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from steep declines last week and as cash pork prices rose. The actively-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange April contract touched a 4-1/2 month low early in the trading session but recovered to […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

By Reuters February 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday were pressured by lower cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. They said February futures lost technical support while other contracts triggered sell stops after drifting below Thursday’s lows. February hogs closed down 0.225 cent/lb. to 73.175 cents, below the 20-day moving average […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weaker

By Reuters February 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Thursday posted modest losses after a volatile session, as investors waited for cattle in the U.S. Plains to change hands, traders said. February futures drew support from wintry weather across the western Corn Belt that threatens to disrupt livestock production. February live cattle […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Funds, supply worries extend CME hogs’ losses

By Reuters February 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday finished lower for a second straight day following another round of fund liquidation, along with increased supply expectations, traders said. February, which will expire on Feb. 14, was pressured by lower market-ready, or cash, hog prices as packers try to stabilize their slipping margins. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

By Reuters February 6, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Tuesday in the wake of technical selling that largely overshadowed bullish market fundamentals, said traders. U.S. stock market volatility, after their worst ever daily point loss on Monday, kept CME livestock market traders on the defensive. Some funds that bailed out of stocks […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

By Reuters February 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday finished lower for the first time in three session due to profit-taking and continued heavy stock market losses, said traders. “People were just watching what happened with stocks over the past few days and decided they wanted out of everything and figure it […] Read more

Tag Archives cattle futures — page 56

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on stronger Plains cash market

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on anticipated firm cash prices

U.S. livestock: Live cattle advance, anticipating firm cash prices

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rally on short-covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weaker

U.S. livestock: Funds, supply worries extend CME hogs’ losses

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

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