Western Canadian yearling prices were slightly softer during the second week of July, due to the historical high weekly marketings of feeder cattle south of the border; however, the market […] Read more
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Klassen: Feeder market jumps on optimistic outlook
U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs mixed in technical moves
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and hog futures were mixed on Monday, with front-month contracts easing slightly while deferreds firmed in technical moves. Traders were unwinding bull spreads […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures both mixed ahead of USDA reports
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
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
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling, ample pork supplies and worries that trade tensions with China […] Read more
Klassen: Large U.S. supplies weigh on Canadian feeder market
Compared to last week, feeder cattle prices were down $3 to as much as $6 across all weight categories. Most auction barns were closed last week for summer holidays and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures closed mixed on Monday, with live cattle rising on higher-than-expected cash cattle trades and lean hogs falling on expectations of rising supplies and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mixed on Friday, with lean hogs sharply higher and live cattle narrowly lower in largely technically driven and spread trading, dealers said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures ticked higher on Thursday, boosted by short-covering and technical buying after prices probed new lows earlier this week, traders said. Futures […] Read more
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