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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride

Jul. 11, 2014 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher after volatile action, stirred by short-covering following recent market losses pegged to fund selling and sagging cash prices, traders said. Despite this week’s lower prices for market-ready or cash cattle, futures remained underpriced based on those […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price drop rattles CME live cattle

Jul. 10, 2014 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation sinks CME live cattle

Jul. 9, 2014 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as funds roll positions

Jul. 8, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end slightly lower

Jul. 7, 2014 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: Strong cash market supports CME live cattle

Jul. 3, 2014 at 2:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Thursday in light pre-holiday volume, gaining on follow-through buying a day after cash market prices touched highs, traders said. Cash cattle in the U.S. Plains traded mostly at $158 per hundredweight (cwt) on Wednesday, $3 higher than […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: Record-high cash prices boost CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled up sharply, supported by slaughter-ready or cash prices that hit all-time highs, traders said. Cash cattle in Kansas and Texas moved at mostly $158 per hundredweight (cwt), topping last week’s record by $3, according to feedlot sources […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook rallies CME live cattle

Jul. 2, 2014 at 5:00 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday recovered from Monday’s losses, supported by anticipation of steady-to-better prices for market-ready or cash cattle as beef prices set new highs, traders said. Last week, cash cattle in the U.S. Plains fetched a record-high US$155 per hundredweight (cwt). Profitable […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump as virus takes big toll on U.S. herd

Jun. 30, 2014 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with most months up the three-cent daily price limit as investors covered short positions after learning a pig virus has hit the U.S. hog herd harder than expected, traders said. Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture hog […]

By Theopolis Waters

PEDv shrinks March-May U.S. hog herd more than expected

Jun. 27, 2014 at 7:02 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. hog herd shrank more than anticipated in the March-May quarter as a deadly pig virus swept through farms, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday. The data also showed that despite higher hog prices in the wake of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), […]

By Theopolis Waters