Insights and Stories of Theopolis Waters

Cash, exports drop U.S. live cattle Thursday

Sep. 21, 2012 at 10:30 am CDT

U.S. live cattle futures fell on Thursday following steady to lower prices for cattle in the cash market and disappointing export data, said analysts and traders. Investors also cited caution before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly cattle-on-feed report on Friday. Also on Friday, USDA will release its monthly cold […]

Strong cash lifts U.S. hogs

Sep. 20, 2012 at 2:24 am CDT

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Beef quotes rally U.S. live cattle

Sep. 18, 2012 at 6:29 pm CDT

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Big drop in corn pulls down U.S. live cattle, hogs

Sep. 17, 2012 at 4:58 pm CDT

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Profit-taking pulls U.S. live cattle from six-month highs

Sep. 14, 2012 at 4:35 am CDT

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Cash hope floats U.S. live cattle to six-month high

Sep. 12, 2012 at 5:52 pm CDT

U.S. live cattle futures rose to a six-month high for a second straight day on Wednesday fueled by cash cattle price optimism and rising wholesale beef values, analysts and traders said. Live cattle at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) garnered additional support from fund buying, traders said. December futures led […]

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U.S. live cattle jump to six-month high on fund buying

Sep. 11, 2012 at 5:39 pm CDT

U.S. live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday as fund buying and short-covering lifted the market to its highest level in six months, said analysts and traders. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) October live cattle received an added boost from an adjustment to losses during Monday’s Goldman Roll, said traders. Monday […]

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U.S. hogs rally as shorts cover; live cattle mixed

Sep. 10, 2012 at 5:16 pm CDT

U.S. hog futures rallied more than one per cent on Monday, boosted by short-covering and sentiment the market was overdone to the downside after plummeting to a 20-month low last week, said analysts and traders. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) October hogs closed up 1.225 cent, or 1.72 per cent, to […]

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U.S. live cattle post major weekly gain

Sep. 7, 2012 at 5:49 pm CDT

U.S. live cattle futures were mixed on Friday with the October contract up on better-than-expected beef demand, posting the biggest weekly percentage increase in 15 months, said traders and analysts. They said investors also bought October futures and sold December, playing the spread between the two contracts on the view […]

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Market glut drives U.S. hog futures to 20-month low

Sep. 6, 2012 at 5:27 pm CDT

U.S. hog futures fell to a 20-month low on Thursday amid increased supplies, with producers rushing animals to market as the worst drought in more than half a century drove feed costs to record highs, said analysts and traders. The decline accelerated as funds liquidated hog futures despite a strong […]

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