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U.S. livestock: Steep drop in pork belly prices sink CME lean hog futures

Oct. 29, 2015 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday, pressured by downward-trending cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. December closed down 1.525 cents per lb to 59.875 cents, and February was 1.500 cents lower at 63.000. Cash hog prices in the Iowa/Minnesota hog market […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rally by 3-cents/lb price limit

Oct. 28, 2015 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Live cattle futures lead feeder market higher

Oct. 28, 2015 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

CME to raise feeder cattle index weight requirements

Oct. 28, 2015 at 3:10 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, but up from session lows

Oct. 27, 2015 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

Oct. 26, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, following last Friday’s cash prices that fell short of expectations and worries over potential consumer response to news about a possible tie to red meat and cancer risk, traders said. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak before USDA report

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed down slightly on Friday after investors tweaked positions in advance of Friday’s government’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Analysts expect the report to show fewer cattle entered feedlots last month than in September 2014. “We were […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower

Oct. 22, 2015 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Thursday in anticipation of an increase in prices for market-ready (cash) cattle by Friday, traders said. Investors adjusted positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report. USDA will issue the monthly cold storage report […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs weaker

Oct. 21, 2015 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mixed on Wednesday stirred by profit-taking and positioning before the sale of cash cattle as early as Thursday, traders said. Spot October closed 0.275 cent/lb. lower at 139.975, and December down 0.025 cent to 143.15 (all figures US$). February […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Higher beef prices extend CME live cattle advances

Oct. 20, 2015 at 3:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures landed in positive territory for a third day in a row on Tuesday, driven by upward-trending wholesale beef values that may bode well for cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot October closed 1.975 cents/lb. higher at 140.25, and […]

By Theopolis Waters