Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Tuesday, pressured by cash price pessimism that later improved, following unexpectedly better cash prices which lifted contracts […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, but up from session lows

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, following last Friday’s cash prices that fell short of expectations and worries over potential consumer response […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed down slightly on Friday after investors tweaked positions in advance of Friday’s government’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Thursday in anticipation of an increase in prices for market-ready (cash) cattle by Friday, traders said. Investors adjusted […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs weaker
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Wednesday stirred by profit-taking and positioning before the sale of cash cattle as early as Thursday, traders […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices extend CME live cattle advances
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures landed in positive territory for a third day in a row on Tuesday, driven by upward-trending wholesale beef values that […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices stabilize
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices stabilized over the past week, trading $5 to $8 higher in comparison to seven days earlier. In Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, calves traded up $10 […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up again as beef quotes rise
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher for a second straight session Monday, supported by the morning’s wholesale beef price increase, traders said. Spot October […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on strong cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed sharply on Friday, with October settling up the three cents per pound daily price limit, ignited by short-covering after […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution undercuts CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Thursday after traders took profits while waiting for this week’s cash cattle trade to develop, traders said. […] Read more