Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished sharply lower, hit by fund liquidation and the morning’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle
U.S. April feedlot cattle placements jump to 14-year high
Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 11 per cent more cattle in feedlots in April than a year earlier, the most for the month in 14 years, the U.S. Department […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday reversed some of their recent losses, stirred by fund buying and bargain hunting as the U.S. Memorial Day holiday […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap back from session lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished higher on Thursday, after short-covering and bargain buying brought contracts from morning lows, traders said. “Hogs (futures) were simply […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high on cash optimism
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to two-month highs on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices extended gains, stoking optimism for higher prices this week in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures, boosts hogs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on Friday while lean hog futures gained sharply as investors took profits in each livestock contract, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs extend losses on cash expectations
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, extending losses to their third straight session, on pressure from expectations for declines in […] Read more
U.S. December feedlot cattle placements hit six-year high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feedlots brought in 18 per cent more cattle in December than the year-earlier month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, which topped forecasts […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on positive outlook
Average prices for steer and heifer calves jumped $8-$10 this past week with some buyers reporting values as much as $15 above week-ago levels. Feedlot operators could feel it in […] Read more
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