Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose for a second straight day on Wednesday, after more fund buying lifted futures which could lend support to cash […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle charge upward
Klassen: Lower fed cattle market pressures feeders
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were trading $5-$10 below week-ago levels on average last week. Fully weaned vaccinated calves were trading down $5-$8 while semi-weaned bawlers were down a solid […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fund buying boosts CME live cattle limit-up
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and fund buying, traders said. February and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade before holiday
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell modestly on Friday, following this week’s cheaper cash prices and the potential for further declines next week, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble with cash prices
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell hard on Thursday, led by more disappointing prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle closed […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain, but off session highs
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, helped by their discounts to preliminary prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. But they […] Read more
CME to reduce livestock futures, options trading hours
Chicago | Reuters — CME Group, the world’s largest futures market operator, plans to shorten trading hours for its livestock futures and options contracts effective Feb. 29, the exchange said […] Read more
Klassen: Feedlots risk-averse on feeder cattle purchases
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a softer tone over the past week. Alberta prices were generally steady to $4 lower while in the eastern Prairies, markets were $4 to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease ahead of cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday after traders sold the February contract and bought deferred months while awaiting cash prices later this […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down on equities downturn
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures tumbled more than two per cent on Monday, falling in sympathy with steep downturns in equities markets and following disappointing trades last week […] Read more