Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to their highest in more than a month on Thursday, supported by signs of a stabilizing cash market and concerns about tight […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on supply concerns
CME lean hog futures down
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up ahead of USDA report
Hogs also up ahead of separate USDA data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, as traders weighed continued strong slaughter rates against expectations for higher placements in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s end-of-week […] Read more
Klassen: Quality features influence feeder cattle prices
Western Canadian yearling markets have traded in a sideways range over the past couple of weeks; major feedlot operators have been aggressive for 800-pound-plus feeders just off grass because these […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures gain on export optimism
CME cattle down ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures markets climbed on Tuesday on optimism over China’s continued purchases of U.S. grains, traders said. Exporters sold 266,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall with other commodities
Traders watching Germany's swine fever findings
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures markets fell on Monday, following a broad-based commodity sell-off in the absence of any fresh bullish news, traders said. “It is […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end up on firm cash trade
Lean hog futures close mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday, supported by strength in cash cattle markets this week, but uncertainty about beef demand in the coming […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on another swine fever case in Germany
Cash cattle values firming
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Thursday as Germany confirmed one more case of African swine fever in a wild boar, fueling market hopes that China will […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as China’s hog herd rebounds
CME December live cattle rise
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell on Wednesday, as the futures market continues to cool in the wake of last week’s rally and on news that the size […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Futures mixed on pork export questions, cattle supplies
U.S. beef packer margins down on week
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures had a mixed performance on Tuesday, as the supply of cattle being offered for sale continued to shrink and traders wrestled with uncertainty […] Read more
Klassen: Yearling market holding value
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calves traded $3 higher to $3 lower on average. The yearling run is well underway and there was […] Read more