Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended Monday’s losses into Tuesday on more profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. April live cattle ended 0.55 cent/lb. lower […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Technical selling sends CME live cattle lower
Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain sluggish
Compared to last week, Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $5 lower across the Prairies while lighter-weight categories suffered a week-over-week decline of $4 to $6. Feedlots were a […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking halts CME live cattle rally
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower on Monday after profit-taking ended futures’ three-day win streak, traders said. Fund selling surfaced after June and August […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Technical buying drives CME live cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose for a third day in a row on Friday, fuelled by short-covering and fund buying after contracts broke through […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Thursday, with help from short-covering stirred by future’s discounts to cash prices, traders said. April live cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, but off session tops
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday reversed some of Tuesday’s heavy losses, helped by short-covering and bargain hunting, traders said. April live cattle ended […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble on technical selloff, beef woes
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell to 1-1/2-month lows and feeder cattle declined by nearly three per cent on Tuesday in a technical selloff triggered by ample […] Read more
Klassen: Feedlot operators throw in towel on feeder market
Weaker wholesale beef values, along with softer fed cattle prices, set a negative tone for the feeder cattle market this past week. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $4-$8 below […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders mixed on beef declines
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as lower wholesale beef prices suggested demand for the meat was slowing, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs tumbled to the lowest in 10 weeks on Friday as pork price declines triggered selling by technical traders and investment funds, traders and […] Read more
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