Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Wednesday on technical selling, softer cash cattle markets this week and worries about […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on meat export worries
China resuming some Brazilian beef imports
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on weaker cash markets
CME lean hogs decline
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly lower on Tuesday on profit-taking after a two-session advance, softer cash cattle prices and weaker wholesale beef prices, […] Read more
Klassen: Higher fed cattle prices pull up feeder market
Compared to last week, replacement cattle over 800 lbs. traded $10-$15 higher; some quality packages were up $20 from week-ago levels. Feeder cattle weighing 600-800 lbs. traded $4-$8 higher; calves […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle up off three-week low in technical bounce
Hogs ease
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, bouncing off a three-week low on technical buying, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled up […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rebound off 10-month low
Bargain buying supports cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Friday, extending gains made a day earlier when the market rebounded from a 10-month low. The gains accelerated […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb with pork prices
Hog slaughter seen accelerating; beef export picture drags on cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rebounded on Thursday from four sessions of losses, amid an accelerating slaughter pace and indications that pork prices may be […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on weak cash markets
Hog futures down for fourth day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and signs of weakness in the cash markets, traders said. Hog futures were […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog and cattle futures fall
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the third day in a row on Tuesday, hitting their lowest in more than a month. Cattle futures also […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes
Cow-calf producers selling sooner than normal
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $275 delivered; the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on concerns over supply glut
February live cattle up slightly
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures plunged four per cent on Monday, hitting their lowest level in nearly a month, as robust supplies threatened profits even as […] Read more