Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a third day in a row, following the morning’s wholesale beef price upswing and initial […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up for third straight day
U.S. livestock: Cash prices boost live cattle to 10-month high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Tuesday climbed to their highest level in 10 months after investors digested last week’s better-than-expected cash prices, traders […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle prices lukewarm on mixed factors
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were steady to $2 higher compared to week-ago levels. All weight classes experienced lukewarm buying interest, despite improving margins in the feedlot sector. Most auction […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on fund buying, cash optimism
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained about one per cent on Friday, rallying from losses in the previous session on the back of investment fund […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, extending losses to the second straight session on a technical sell-off as wholesale beef prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, beef quotes drop CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were pressured on Wednesday by profit-taking, partly in response to sharply lower wholesale beef values, said traders. February live cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle limit up on technical buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a nine-month high on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session on chart-based and investment fund buying, traders and analysts […] Read more
Klassen: Demand for shortkeep feeders drives complex higher
Most auction barns were in holiday mode last week, which made the market hard to define. However, comments from local buyers suggest demand is building for shorter-term replacements due to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on bargain-buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures gained about one per cent on Monday, rebounding from earlier losses on support from a round of bargain […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures mostly firmer
Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Friday after some investors sold February futures and bought deferred months prior to similar moves next […] Read more