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
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U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs hit contract highs on fund buying
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
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit three-month high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday, fueled by short-covering and renewed optimism for this week’s cash […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise on firmer cash, pork prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday, helped by modest cash and wholesale pork price gains, said traders. Investors unwound some of Tuesday’s […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism buoys CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed sharply higher on Tuesday, spurred by short-covering in anticipation of steady-to-better cash prices later this week, said traders. Fund buying […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market loses momentum
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged while calves traded $3 lower to $3 higher. Feedlot operators pulled in the reins and realized the market may have […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, cash prices drop CME hogs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Monday, pressured by profit-taking following the morning’s cash price drop, traders said. December hogs finished 1.325 cents/lb. lower […] Read more
U.S. September cattle placements surge
Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers in September drove 13.5 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots than the same month a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on […] Read more
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