Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Friday on tight U.S. cattle supplies and bargain-buying a day after the benchmark December contract […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on bargain-buying, tight supplies
Hogs down in profit-taking
U.S. livestock: December hogs limit-down on pork prices, macroeconomic fears
Cattle futures follow hogs, equities lower
Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange tumbled on Thursday as a drop in wholesale pork prices coupled with worries about the global economy sparked […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on fewer feedlot placements
Lean hog futures down with cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second session on Monday, supported by a bigger-than-expected drop in cattle placements in July, reported after market […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover from six-week low
U.S. cattle-on-feed data seen as supportive
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday after dropping to a six-week low, as traders adjusted positions before a government report showed lower-than-expected […] Read more
U.S. livestock: October live cattle futures lowest since July
October hogs up almost a cent
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday, with the most-active contract hitting its lowest price since July, as the market continued to retreat […] Read more
Klassen: Fed market supports feeder complex
Strength in loonie tempers market upside
For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearlings over 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Feeder cattle in the range of 600-700 lbs. were up $4-$8/cwt. The market was hard to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally as corn prices sag
Live cattle, lean hogs down
Chicago | Reuters — CME Group feeder cattle contracts rallied on Friday, their second day of gains, as weakening corn prices cut into feed costs and boosted profit margins at […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up ahead of USDA feedlot data
Hog futures mixed; U.S. pork export sales up on week
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Thursday on technical buying and position-squaring ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that is […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs pressured by cheap cash prices, softer pork prices
Nearby live cattle higher, feeder cattle down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined on Wednesday, snapping a three-session advance, pressured by a discounted cash hog market and declining wholesale pork prices, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle fall after USDA report
June hogs rise above 10-day moving average
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts edged higher on Monday, while feeder cattle contracts fell, after U.S. government data released on Friday afternoon showed bigger-than-expected supplies […] Read more
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