Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. feedlots in October received five per cent fewer cattle than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday, a four-year low for that […] Read more
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U.S. October feedlot cattle placements hit four-year low
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain slightly before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures nearby contracts posted modest gains on Friday as traders tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices boost CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reached their highest level in two months, driven by fund buying and better-than-expected cash prices, said traders. December […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on technical buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a roughly two-week high on Friday, boosted by chart-based buying ahead of a government supply report that was released after […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle fall as beef prices tumble
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell the most in 1-1/2 weeks on Wednesday in a selloff linked to lacklustre demand from meat packers and government data that […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished roughly unchanged on Friday, reversing from earlier steep losses as investors squared up positions ahead of a monthly supply report that […] Read more
U.S. livestock: More CME live cattle selling on weaker cash outlook
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures’ losing streak stretched to a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday in anticipation of softer cash prices by Friday, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle weaken before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday posted losses for a fourth consecutive session, partly on caution before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle […] Read more
Klassen: Large beef supplies weigh on feeder market
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $8-$12 on average while isolated sales dropped nearly $20. The sharp fall in the fed cattle market was the main […] Read more
Big U.S. cattle placements in May point to more meat in Q3
Chicago | Reuters — Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots for fattening surged by 10 per cent in May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday in data that suggested […] Read more
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