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U.S. livestock: CME hogs sag as funds sell; live cattle rise

Jan. 5, 2015 at 3:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Monday on sell stops and fund liquidation after nearby contracts drifted beneath technical support levels, traders said. February closed 1.375 cent per pound lower at 79.925 cents, below the 10-day moving average of 81.2 cents (all figures US$). […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle in biggest one-day jump in seven months

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:09 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end session weaker

Dec. 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weaker on profit taking

Dec. 30, 2014 at 4:50 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on beef prices, cash optimism

Dec. 29, 2014 at 4:55 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Expanded limits break CME feeder cattle losing streak

Dec. 18, 2014 at 7:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle surged Thursday on short covering in volatile action after the exchange expanded futures trading limits, following three-cent-per-pound limit-down settlements five days in a row. CME took emergency steps on Wednesday to stem the plunge in feeder cattle contracts by increasing its […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle extend limit-down string to fifth day

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures settled down their three cents per pound daily price limit for a fifth straight day on Wednesday, led by the recent plunge in cash feeder cattle prices, traders said. January and March closed at 216.6 cents and 212.25 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle drop limit fourth straight session

Dec. 16, 2014 at 5:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lightly-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures finished down their three cents per pound daily price limit on Tuesday for a fourth day in a row following sharply lower cash prices, traders said. Fund selling, sell stops and CME live cattle’s subsequent limit-down settlement further pressured […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

Dec. 15, 2014 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Monday on fund liquidation and bearish fundamentals, traders said. December ended down 0.075 cent per pound at 161.975 cents and February ended 0.425 cent/lb. lower at 161.75 cents (all figures US$). Even though the overall supply of […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, lean hogs end lower

Dec. 12, 2014 at 6:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle ended lower Friday as fund selling and weak cash cattle prices weighed, traders said. Lower U.S. stocks and weak crude oil also pressured the overall livestock futures market, said Lane Broadbent of KIS Futures. “We are in a tough time of the year […]

By Meredith Davis