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U.S. livestock: Improved beef prices take CME live cattle higher

May. 5, 2015 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, helped by rising wholesale beef values, traders said. June ended 0.725 cent per pound higher at 151.45 cents, and August was up 0.775 cent at 149.9 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound with beef prices

May. 4, 2015 at 2:49 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking snaps hogs’ six-day streak

May. 1, 2015 at 3:52 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs end up sixth straight day on cash prices

Apr. 30, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains with cash, pork prices

Apr. 29, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound, hogs move up

Apr. 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Tuesday, erasing Monday’s losses aided by short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices a week ago, traders said. April ended up 0.525 cent per pound to 161 cents, and June 0.85 cent higher at 151.125 cents (all figures […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat after USDA report

Apr. 27, 2015 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, partly in response to Friday’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report, traders said. Friday’s report showed a bigger-than-anticipated movement of cattle into feedlots last month compared to a year ago. March’s increased […]

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More cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in March than expected

Apr. 25, 2015 at 9:50 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was higher than expected due to an increase in the number of cattle that had grazed on pastures over the past few months, a government report showed on Friday. Cattle that had been fattened outside of […]

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

Apr. 24, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant gains Friday on fund buying and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle-on-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show fewer cattle entered feedyards last month than a year […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on improved fundamentals

Apr. 23, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up the three-cent-per-pound price limit Thursday, on higher wholesale beef values and better-than-expected subsequent cash prices, traders said. April and June ended at 159.3 cents and 149.025 cents per pound (all figures US$). CME’s live cattle trading limit will […]

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