Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rallied from Monday’s losses, ignited by short-covering as investors digested initial cash prices and firmer wholesale beef values, […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound on cash, beef prices
Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Eastern Prairie markets were softer but continue to maintain a $5 to as much as $8 premium over major […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip on softer cash, beef prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday reversed some of Wednesday’s gains, led by weaker cash and wholesale beef values, traders said. Some market participants […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares recent CME live cattle losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled higher after short-covering helped recoup some of the market’s recent cash price related losses, traders said. A […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop CME hogs to one-month low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday slid to their lowest level in a month after downward-trending cash prices triggered sell orders, traders said. Fund selling […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly lower as beef prices ease
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mostly lower on Monday, pressured by weaker beef prices and expectations that cash cattle at Plains feedlot markets would trade at […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market maintains upward trend
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable this past week. Strength was noted in the eastern Prairie regions where markets traded $5 to as much as $10 above week-ago […] Read more
Klassen: Beef demand drives feeder market higher
Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were $5 higher on average; calves traded $3 to as much as $6 above week ago levels. Strength in fed cattle prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from five-month high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday settled lower, pressured by profit-taking after futures posted new highs for the contract and reached their highest level in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise again on cash hopes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures bounded to life-of-contract highs for the third straight session on Wednesday, rising on expectations that beef packers will continue paying higher prices […] Read more
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