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U.S. livestock: Lower cash-price sentiment weakens CME live cattle

Jul. 15, 2015 at 3:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– After gaining for the first time in five days on Tuesday, Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures resumed their downward trend on Wednesday, pressured by expectations for lower cash prices this week, traders said. August closed 0.125 cent/lb. lower at 147.025 cents, and October down 0.1 […]

Talks wrap on Canada/Ukraine free trade pact

Jul. 14, 2015 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Beef price upswing snaps skid for live cattle

Jul. 14, 2015 at 3:01 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down fourth straight session

Jul. 13, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

National hedging plan weighed for hog farmers

Jul. 10, 2015 at 8:33 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Fundamental woes extend losses for CME live cattle

Jul. 10, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A selloff of Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures carried over into the third straight session on Friday, pressured by diminished seasonal beef demand and sentiment that cash prices may have topped out, traders said. August closed down one cent per pound at 147.475 cents, and […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows

Jul. 9, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses on Thursday, hit by slumping wholesale beef demand and initial technical selling, traders said. But, short-covering and hopes of steady-to-better cash prices than last week for unsold cattle freed contracts from morning lows, they said. August closed down […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Stock market turmoil rattles CME live cattle

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Wednesday, pressured in part by the tumbling Chinese stock market and its impact on Wall Street, traders said. World markets were shaken during the day by a halt in New York Stock Exchange trading, the crash in […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Jul. 7, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday after a choppy session in which anticipation of stronger cash prices overshadowed slack wholesale beef demand, traders said. August closed up 0.575 cent/lb. at 151.075 cents, and October 0.55 cent higher at 154.025 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures

Jul. 6, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures remained mostly sluggish on Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as traders wrestled with strengthening grain prices, tight supplies of market-ready cattle, and visions of a glut of hogs straining U.S. slaughterhouse capacity in the coming months. Livestock futures trading was relatively light […]

By P.J. Huffstutter