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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up again on cash prices, USDA report

Mar. 23, 2015 at 8:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher for a fifth straight session on Monday, fuelled by last week’s better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. Packers paid $163 to $165 per hundredweight (cwt) for market-ready or cash cattle in the U.S. Plains on Friday, up from $161 […]

Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria

Mar. 21, 2015 at 5:09 am CDT

By Kate Kelland

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

Mar. 20, 2015 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

A cattle ranch to call their own

Mar. 20, 2015 at 9:42 am CDT

By CG Field Editor Lisa Guenther

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit five-year low as supply trumps demand

Mar. 19, 2015 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower

Mar. 18, 2015 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday, with April and June up by the three-cents-per-pound price limit, led partly by their discounts to this week’s cash price expectations, traders said. April and June finished at 156.575 and 148.475 cents/lb., respectively (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle turn up on beef prices, hogs mixed

Mar. 17, 2015 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday erased some of Monday’s losses, supported by short-covering in response to strong wholesale beef values, traders said. April closed up 0.375 cent per pound, to 153.575 cents, and June 0.5 cent higher at 145.475 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Price environment continues to enhance feeder complex

Mar. 16, 2015 at 7:03 pm CDT

The stars continue to align in the correct pattern for the feeder cattle market, as prices in Western Canada jumped $2 to $5 this past week with noticeable advances in the lighter-weight categories. The Canadian dollar continues to deteriorate, and there is potential for further weakness given the overall economic […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs edge up, live cattle end lower

Mar. 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended slightly higher on Monday, ending a seven-day losing streak, supported by stronger wholesale pork product prices while cash hog prices weighed, traders said. April closed just 0.1 cent per pound higher at 62.2 cents, while May ended unchanged at 71.425 […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end weaker, but off lows

Mar. 13, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs extended losses for a seventh consecutive session Friday on downward-trending cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. April closed 0.2 cent per pound weaker at 62.1 cents, and May 0.825 cent lower at 71.425 cents (all figures US$). Friday morning’s average […]

By Theopolis Waters