Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with the front-month contract firming slightly while deferreds eased as traders staked out positions ahead of the U.S. […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures both mixed ahead of USDA reports
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed in pre-report positioning
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with the nearby contract easing while deferred months firmed slightly on positioning ahead of two big U.S. Department […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the third day in a row, hitting new contract lows on worries that mounting trade tensions with key […] Read more
Klassen: Weaker barley prices enhance yearling prices
Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3 to as much as $8 higher, with strong buying interest noted from Lethbridge-area feedlots. Supplies of quality feeders are rather snug at this […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs sink on weak cash markets, packer margins
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Friday as falling cash hog prices and poor packer margins weighed on the market, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. feedlots draw more cattle than expected in May
Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers in May drove more cattle into U.S. feedlots than anticipated compared with the same period a year ago, said analysts after Friday’s U.S. Department of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Bargain buying pares some CME hogs’ losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed moderately higher on Thursday, with support from bargain buying and short-covering that pared some recent market losses amid U.S. trade […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on trade war fears, cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell over two per cent on Tuesday, giving back gains notched in the previous session on broad selling across commodities […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on packer demand, cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed as much as 2.3 per cent on Monday in a bull-spreading rally amid rising cash hog prices and strong demand from […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend gains on drop in placements
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Friday, shrugging off earlier declines on technical buying and support from government data showing fewer cattle placed in feedlots during April, […] Read more