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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle surge on beef demand, cash price hopes

Dec. 26, 2017 at 7:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday, driven by strong wholesale beef values that generated cash price optimism for this week, said traders. Investors bought deferred months and simultaneously sold December futures before its Dec. 29 expiration. Fund buying contributed to market advances. […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly lower after USDA report

Dec. 22, 2017 at 3:48 pm CST

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U.S. feedlot cattle placements bigger than expected

Dec. 22, 2017 at 3:01 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

Dec. 21, 2017 at 5:11 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

Dec. 20, 2017 at 5:15 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Softer cash prices weaken CME hogs

Dec. 19, 2017 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday were weakened for a second day in a row as ample supplies pressured cash prices, said traders. Fund sales and sell stops exerted more pressure on CME hog contracts, they said. February hogs finished down 0.5 cent/lb. to […]

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U.S. livestock: Supply, demand worries pull hogs from four-month high

Dec. 18, 2017 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased from a four-month top on Monday, pressured by uneasiness over burdensome supplies and tepid meat demand, said traders. Technical selling and futures’ premiums to CME’s hog index for Dec. 14 at 64.11 cents further weighed on the market, they […]

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U.S. livestock: Cash prices fuel higher CME live cattle futures

Dec. 15, 2017 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up 2.3 per cent, their biggest one-day gain in over a month, after packers paid more for livestock than expected, said traders. Buy stops, short-covering and fund buying accelerated futures advances, they said. December live cattle finished […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday after short-covering and fund buying pared Wednesday’s losses, said traders. Expectations for steady to weaker prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle by Friday pulled futures from morning highs, they said. December live cattle finished up 0.625 […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back some Tuesday gains

Dec. 13, 2017 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday after softer wholesale beef demand and this week’s expectations for steady-to-lower cash prices erased some of Tuesday’s rally, said traders. Technical selling further weighed on CME’s live cattle market, they said. December live cattle finished down […]

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