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U.S. live cattle dip but post weekly rise

Jan. 4, 2013 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago live cattle futures slid Friday as investors took profits from a big run-up and potential buyers were cautious as prices notched the biggest weekly percentage rise in four months, analysts and traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished the week up three per cent, the highest one-week gain […]

U.S. live cattle futures surge to record high

Jan. 3, 2013 at 7:17 pm CST

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U.S. live cattle futures end mixed after fiscal deal

Jan. 2, 2013 at 7:46 pm CST

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U.S. live cattle up nearly six per cent in 2012

Dec. 31, 2012 at 5:54 pm CST

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U.S. hog futures dip ahead of USDA report

Dec. 28, 2012 at 6:10 pm CST

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U.S. hog herd held almost steady despite feed cost spike

Dec. 28, 2012 at 5:51 pm CST

The U.S. hog herd in the latest quarter was nearly steady with year-ago levels, a U.S. government report showed Friday, surprising analysts who had expected a slight decline because of feed costs that soared to all-time highs last summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s data showed the U.S. hog herd […]

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‘Cliff’ fears drag on U.S. live cattle futures

Dec. 28, 2012 at 4:02 am CST

U.S. live cattle futures slumped as hope fades that the government would resolve the nation’s debt crisis before the year-end deadline, sending the stock market down sharply. Consumer worries about going over the ‘fiscal cliff’ could dent domestic and global demand for expensive U.S. meats, said traders and analysts. "Investors […]

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U.S. live cattle futures rise with cash sentiment

Dec. 27, 2012 at 1:33 am CST

U.S. live cattle futures turned higher on Wednesday as cash cattle price sentiment strengthened with wholesale beef prices, analysts and traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle traders expect cash cattle to trade steady to higher compared with last week’s at $126 to $127, due in part to fewer cattle […]

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U.S. live cattle slip in thin pre-holiday activity

Dec. 25, 2012 at 2:13 am CST

U.S. live cattle futures drifted lower on Monday in light Christmas Eve trading volume, analysts and traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock markets closed an hour earlier at noon CST, in observance of the Christmas holiday on Dec. 25. There was not much fundamental information for investors to draw from […]

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U.S. cattle supply slid to 10-year low in November

Dec. 21, 2012 at 4:55 pm CST

The number of cattle in U.S. feedlots for fattening fell six per cent in November to the smallest in 10 years for the month, a government report said Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture put supply of cattle in feedlots on Dec. 1 at 11.328 million head, or 94 per […]

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