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
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U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop CME hogs to one-month low
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
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs hit contract highs on fund buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Tuesday, lifted by investment fund buying linked to optimism that meat prices […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains firm
Western Canadian yearling markets were trading $3 to as much as $6 above week-ago levels while calf prices were relatively unchanged. The Canadian dollar was under pressure all week, closing […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle surge to contract highs on higher cash prices
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts surged to lifetime peaks on Monday, boosted by unexpectedly high-priced sales in cash cattle markets that occurred after […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on firmer cash price expectations
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Friday gained for a second straight day, guided by expectations for steady-to-higher cash prices by late Friday, traders […] Read more