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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain fades as funds roll positions

May. 11, 2015 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, paring early advances, after funds sold or rolled their June positions and bought deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted June long positions further back in a procedure known […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market reflects diverse tone

May. 9, 2015 at 9:39 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on cash prices

May. 8, 2015 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME hogs’ three-day uptrend

May. 7, 2015 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bullish fundamentals extend CME hog gains

May. 6, 2015 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Improved beef prices take CME live cattle higher

May. 5, 2015 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, helped by rising wholesale beef values, traders said. June ended 0.725 cent per pound higher at 151.45 cents, and August was up 0.775 cent at 149.9 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s wholesale choice beef price […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound with beef prices

May. 4, 2015 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Monday, shrugging off Friday’s weakness, helped by short-covering following the turnaround in wholesale beef prices, traders said. Monday morning’s choice wholesale beef price rose $1.70 per hundredweight (cwt) from Friday to $256.34/cwt (all figures US$). Select cuts climbed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking snaps hogs’ six-day streak

May. 1, 2015 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled lower on Friday, pressured by profit-taking before the weekend that snuffed their six-session rally, traders said. May closed 0.95 cents per pound lower at 76 cents, and June was down 0.175 cent at 81.25 cents (all figures US$). Some prospective […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Apr. 29, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher for a fifth straight session on Wednesday, helped by advances in cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. May closed 1.575 cents per pound higher at 75.325 cents, and June was up 1.3 cents at 81.2 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound, hogs move up

Apr. 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Tuesday, erasing Monday’s losses aided by short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices a week ago, traders said. April ended up 0.525 cent per pound to 161 cents, and June 0.85 cent higher at 151.125 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters