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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare early losses

Apr. 22, 2015 at 2:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled flat to weaker on Wednesday, pressured by initial lower cash prices, but futures’ discounts to those cash values minimized losses, traders said. April closed unchanged at 156.3 cents, and June 0.7 cent lower at 146.025 cents (all figures US$). A […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs rally on short covering

Apr. 21, 2015 at 8:09 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble again as funds sell off

Apr. 20, 2015 at 6:25 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down as cash prices fall

Apr. 17, 2015 at 4:05 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up for fourth straight day

Apr. 16, 2015 at 4:19 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise again; hogs slump

Apr. 15, 2015 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a third straight day on Wednesday, driven by their discounts to recent prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. April ended up 1.125 cents/lb., to 160.725 cents, and June 1.25 cents higher, at 151.675 cents (all figures […]

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

Apr. 14, 2015 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Tuesday, led partly by the day’s wholesale beef price upswing, traders said. April ended up 0.775 cent per pound at 159.6 cents, and June 1.475 cents higher at 150.425 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s choice wholesale […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close firm

Apr. 13, 2015 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts advanced modestly on Monday, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. April ended up 0.025 cent per pound to 158.825 cents, and June up 0.15 cent, to 148.95 cents (all figures US$). Last week, […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down as funds sell

Apr. 10, 2015 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell hard on Friday, with the April contract down by its three-cent-per-pound price limit, on fund selling and anticipation of further weakness in cash values, traders said. April ended three cents/lb. lower at 158.8 cents/lb., and June was down 2.775 […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early losses, hogs mixed

Apr. 9, 2015 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained slightly on Thursday, reversing initial selling aided short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. April ended 0.25 cent per pound higher at 161.8 cents, and June finished up 0.125 cent at 151.575 cents (all figures […]

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