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U.S. livestock: Lower cash, beef prices drop CME live cattle

Sep. 12, 2014 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses for a second straight day on Friday, weighed down by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle and pork at wholesale, traders said. Futures finished off session lows helped by their discounts to this week’s cash cattle returns […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on cash price outlook

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed after choppy session

Sep. 10, 2014 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Strong pork prices boost hogs more than two per cent

Sep. 9, 2014 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Yearlings in hot demand

Sep. 8, 2014 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower as funds roll positions

Sep. 8, 2014 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday as funds rolled their positions by selling the October contract and buying deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted October long positions further back in a procedure known as […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close up sharply with cash prices

Sep. 5, 2014 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished nearly two per cent higher on Friday as supply-strapped packers spent more for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle than expected, traders said. October live cattle settled ended up 2.7 cents per pound at 159.75 (all figures US$). December closed at […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Sep. 4, 2014 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Thursday, supported by initially higher cash prices while pressured by profit-taking, traders said. October live cattle ended up 1.625 cents per pound at 157.05 cents, and December at 158.5, up 0.5 cent (all figures US$). February finished […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump up nearly two per cent

Sep. 3, 2014 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed nearly two per cent on Wednesday, their biggest one-day percentage increase in 1 1/2 months, driven by strong cash price expectations for this week, traders said. October live cattle ended up the maximum three cents per pound daily price […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by fund buying, higher cash

Sep. 2, 2014 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday supported by fund buying and higher prices paid in the cash cattle market, traders said. The October CME live cattle touched its highest level since Aug. 7, fuelled by the higher cash trade. The October contract […]

By Meredith Davis