Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday hit their highest level in four months, partly driven by short-covering and cash price optimism for this week, […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score four-month high
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap four-session win streak
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday settled lower for the first time in five sessions, hit by profit-taking and weaker cash prices before packing plants […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle resume upward trend
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices resumed the upward trend after a brief dip during the first major snowstorm of the year. Feeder cattle weighing above 750 lbs. traded $2-$4 above […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firmer
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly higher on Monday after investors sold the December contract and simultaneously bought deferred months in a market strategy […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score 3-1/2 month high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday reached their highest level since late August, driven by short-covering following the morning’s strong wholesale beef prices, said […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price caution pressures CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed weaker on Thursday as investors wait for remaining slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands by Friday, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip on cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in bearish territory on Wednesday, weakened by profit-taking and disappointing early-week cash prices, traders said. December live cattle closed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund buying drives CME live cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained for a second day in a row on fund buying and higher wholesale beef prices, traders said. […] Read more
Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $3 lower compared to seven days earlier. The market tends to soften during the first major snowstorm each year, but the established […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb ahead of arctic blast
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, partly in anticipation of bone-chilling temperatures in the U.S. Plains and Midwest by week’s end, said […] Read more
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