Insights and Stories on Cash Cattle

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle lost ground for a third day in a row on Wednesday, led by lower early-week cash prices, traders said. Funds involved in CME livestock futures that track the Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index periodically sold, or “rolled,” December long […]

By Theopolis Waters

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday settled lower, pressured by sell stops and caution in advance of cash prices later this week, traders said. Funds involved in CME livestock futures that track the Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index sold, or “rolled,” December long […]

By Theopolis Waters

Nov. 6, 2017 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Monday, hit by profit-taking after last week’s sharply higher cash prices drove some trading months up by their 3-cents per pound daily price limit on Friday. Funds “rolled” the December contract and simultaneously bought deferred ahead of similar […]

By Theopolis Waters

Nov. 3, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday settled lower, pressured by profit-taking after futures posted new highs for the contract and reached their highest level in almost five months, said traders. December futures led decliners after funds “rolled” that month and at the same time purchased […]

By Theopolis Waters

Nov. 2, 2017 at 7:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday settled lower, pressured by profit-taking after futures posted new highs for the contract and reached their highest level in almost five months, said traders. December futures led decliners after funds “rolled” that month and at the same time purchased […]

By Theopolis Waters