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U.S. livestock: CME cattle dip on weak cash market, rising corn prices

Sep. 4, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Wednesday following recent weakness in cash prices and as corn prices sustained a small rally, traders said. Traders also monitored U.S. beef demand. Demand for beef typically weakens after Labor Day, which is considered […]

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm

Sep. 3, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on rallying corn prices

Aug. 12, 2024 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures surge on cash market, GDP data

Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally after contract lows; cattle futures jump

Jun. 14, 2024 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat as wholesale US pork prices sag

Jun. 13, 2024 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures backpedaled on Thursday from a one-week high reached during the previous session, while live cattle futures strengthened. Hog futures eased after wholesale U.S. pork prices pulled back from a jump on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced the pork […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower

Jun. 11, 2024 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Tuesday in dull technical trade as market players await cash cattle trade to develop, brokers said. CME August live cattle LCQ24 settled down 1.050 cents at 178.925 cents per pound, although the contract stayed above its 100- and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed, hog futures lower, amid demand questions

May. 6, 2024 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended Monday mixed, after conflicting market signals sent feeder cattle futures lower and nearby live cattle contracts slightly higher. Lean hog futures eased, as market participants wrestled with growing uncertainty over consumer demand for meat as the U.S. enters into the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle stabilize after bird flu roils markets

May. 3, 2024 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures stabilized on Friday after U.S. testing of ground beef samples for H5N1 bird flu fuelled wild swings, but markets still closed lower for the week. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures had rallied on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle soar as cash markets firm

Feb. 1, 2024 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped on Thursday, buoyed by rising cash cattle prices and a government inventory report confirming that the total number of U.S. cattle fell to a 73-year low. CME April live cattle futures LCJ24 settled up 2.475 cents at 183.175 cents per pound, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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