Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower following Friday’s volatile session, stirred by funds that sold February and bought deferred contracts in accordance with the […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended Thursday’s session down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by lower preliminary cash prices and deteriorating U.S. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Slumping stock market pressures CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts posted modest losses on Wednesday amid investor jitters over fallen U.S. stock futures and uncertainty about cash price direction, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on expectations of tighter supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged as much as 2.8 percent on Tuesday, in a bull-spreading rally on expectations of seasonally tighter supplies and ideas of stronger […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on cash gains, wintry weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures rose on Monday, reversing earlier declines and extending steep gains of recent days as wintry weather hampered animal weight gains and feed […] Read more
Klassen: Fed cattle bounce stabilizes feeders
Alberta fed cattle prices jumped to three-month highs, reaching $174 over the past week, setting a positive tone for feeders to start off the New Year. Retailers appear to be […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed ahead of holiday
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday after investors settled their accounts during the last trading session of the year. The thinly-traded spot […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price spike drives CME live cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished well into positive territory on Wednesday, led by the steep climb in prices for cash cattle, traders said. Spot […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged for a second straight session on Tuesday, after participants took profits in the year’s final week of trading, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, hit by profit-taking after gaining five days in a row driven by potential supply shortages as […] Read more
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