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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by higher cash trade

Aug. 29, 2014 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up on Friday boosted by higher prices in the cash cattle market, traders said. Cash cattle, or market-ready cattle, sold in the U.S. Plains at $155 to $156 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said (all figures US$). Last week, cash […]

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

Aug. 28, 2014 at 2:43 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains on short-covering

Aug. 27, 2014 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Beef, pork prices down from summer highs

Aug. 27, 2014 at 1:26 pm CDT

By Marney Blunt

U.S. livestock: Short-covering sends CME hog futures higher

Aug. 26, 2014 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle extend gains after USDA report

Aug. 25, 2014 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle contracts closed higher for a third straight session on Monday, partly driven by Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle-On-Feed report, traders said. Initially, analysts considered the report mildly bearish because more cattle were placed in feedlots last month than […]

By Theopolis Waters

High-priced calves drop U.S. July cattle placements by 7 pct

Aug. 22, 2014 at 4:19 pm CDT

Reuters — The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in July dropped 7.0 per cent from a year ago as pricey calves deterred some feedlots from purchasing them for fattening, a government report showed on Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed July placements at 1.560 million head, […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on short-covering

Aug. 21, 2014 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog contracts closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and futures’ discount to CME’s hog index at US109.25 cents. October and December ended 1.125 cents higher at 93.625 and 87.55 cents per pound, respectively (all figures US$). CME hogs had a relative strength index […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide with cash, pork prices

Aug. 20, 2014 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Wednesday posted losses for a second straight day, pressured by eroding cash hog and wholesale prices. October ended down 2.325 cents at 92.5 cents per pound, and December at 86.425 cents, 2.2 lower (all figures US$). Wednesday afternoon’s average price […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Aug. 19, 2014 at 7:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, weighed down by profit-taking that pared morning gains and snapped the market’s three-day winning streak. August live cattle ended 1.1 cents per pound lower at 150.5, and October down 1.325 cents at 147.225 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters