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U.S. livestock: Beef price upswing snaps skid for live cattle

Jul. 14, 2015 at 3:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — For the first time in five sessions Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures landed in positive territory on Tuesday, helped by the turnaround in wholesale beef values, traders said. August closed 0.55 cent/lb. higher at 147.15 cents, and October up 0.6 cent to 150.325 cents (all […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down fourth straight session

Jul. 13, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fundamental woes extend losses for CME live cattle

Jul. 10, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows

Jul. 9, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Drought creates speed bump for cattle herd expansion

Jul. 8, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Stock market turmoil rattles CME live cattle

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Wednesday, pressured in part by the tumbling Chinese stock market and its impact on Wall Street, traders said. World markets were shaken during the day by a halt in New York Stock Exchange trading, the crash in […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride

Jul. 7, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday after a choppy session in which anticipation of stronger cash prices overshadowed slack wholesale beef demand, traders said. August closed up 0.575 cent/lb. at 151.075 cents, and October 0.55 cent higher at 154.025 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates

Jul. 6, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets continue to consolidate at the higher levels. Most auction markets were closed due to the Canada Day holiday, so all eyes were on focused south of the border for market sentiment. Average U.S. feeder prices were steady to $3 lower at major sales in Oklahoma […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures

Jul. 6, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures remained mostly sluggish on Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as traders wrestled with strengthening grain prices, tight supplies of market-ready cattle, and visions of a glut of hogs straining U.S. slaughterhouse capacity in the coming months. Livestock futures trading was relatively light […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rose as much as two per cent on Thursday, lifted by large weekly pork export sales and hopes a deal between JBS USA and Cargill could lead to more international shipments, traders and analysts said. Volume was light in an abbreviated session […]

By Michael Hirtzer