Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday bowed to fund liquidation that wiped out Monday’s sharp gains, including the August contract’s settlement up its three-cent […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures erase Monday’s rally
Klassen: Low volumes characterize feeder cattle market
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, low volumes and various-quality cattle characterized the market. It’s that time of year, when stragglers and recovering sick […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with the August contract up the three-cent per pound daily price limit, helped by buy […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday, with support from buy stops and late-session short-covering before the afternoon’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with cash, beef prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday, pressured by fallen cash and wholesale beef values, said traders. June, which […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with the front-month contract rising to the highest levels in a year on support from rising prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle settle mostly lower on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower in a technical selloff on Tuesday, with each declining to the lowest levels in about two […] Read more
Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices pressure feeder market
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$7 lower on average, with shorter-keep replacements over 850 lbs. as much as $10 lower in some cases. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs surge to one-year high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures surged as much as four per cent on Monday, lifted by investment fund buying and higher pork prices that boosted meatpackers’ profit margins, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Friday, with cattle prices stabilizing after Thursday’s multiweek lows and hogs consolidating in the middle of their recent trading […] Read more