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U.S. livestock: Beef price bounce extends live cattle gains

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished in bullish territory for a third straight session on Thursday, helped by firmer wholesale beef values, said traders. Technical buying and futures’ discounts to cash prices so far this week provided additional market support, they said. August ended 0.700 cent per […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb on cash price discount

Aug. 2, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Higher beef price boosts CME live cattle futures

Aug. 1, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: End-of-month positioning pressures CME live cattle

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:59 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures sag on cash prices, Japan news

Jul. 28, 2017 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying strengthens live cattle futures

Jul. 27, 2017 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed steady to higher on Thursday, with support from bargain buying and futures’ discounts to initial cash prices, said traders. Investors bought deferred months and simultaneously sold August futures after digesting last Friday’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle reports. August ended […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle turn higher on futures’ cash discount

Jul. 26, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday pared some recent losses, helped by bargain buying and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, said traders. Investors bought August futures and sold deferred months in a trading strategy known as bull spreads. August ended 1.125 cents per […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund-selling extends CME live cattle futures losses

Jul. 25, 2017 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, led by lingering bearishness from last Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle reports, traders said. USDA’s reports suggested a supply buildup in the coming months, which dropped futures by their 3-cent per pound daily price limit […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market firm despite outside influences

Jul. 25, 2017 at 9:31 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from week-ago levels despite the strengthening Canadian dollar, stronger feed grain values and weaker fed cattle prices. Feedlot operators are wondering if this is a mockery, a delusion or a snare. Shorter term replacements are hard to come by and haven’t softened a […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle plunge after USDA reports

Jul. 24, 2017 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Some Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled down the 3.000-cent per pound daily price limit on Monday following Friday’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle reports, said traders. Friday’s USDA monthly Cattle-On-Feed report showed the largest June cattle placements for the month in 11 years. […]

By Theopolis Waters