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U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble after USDA shows biggest U.S. herd since 1943

Dec. 23, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a quarterly report at midday said the hog herd was the biggest since 1943 and larger than analysts anticipated. Hog futures sank to their session lows after […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again hits 4-month high on cash prices

Dec. 22, 2016 at 3:51 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score four-month high

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:13 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap four-session win streak

Dec. 20, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle resume upward trend

Dec. 20, 2016 at 3:42 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firmer

Dec. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly higher on Monday after investors sold the December contract and simultaneously bought deferred months in a market strategy known as bear-spreading, said traders. The spreads, along with modest positioning before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score 3-1/2 month high

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday reached their highest level since late August, driven by short-covering following the morning’s strong wholesale beef prices, said traders. Buy stops and technical buying enhanced market advances, they said. December live cattle closed 1.6 cents/lb. higher to 112.325 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution pressures CME live cattle

Dec. 15, 2016 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed weaker on Thursday as investors wait for remaining slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands by Friday, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.375 cent/lb. at 110.725 cents, and February was 0.425 cent lower at 113.275 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Dec. 14, 2016 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in bearish territory on Wednesday, weakened by profit-taking and disappointing early-week cash prices, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.025 cent/lb. to 111.1 cents, and February down 0.275 cent to 113.7 cents (all figures US$). Cattle at Wednesday […]

U.S. livestock: Fund buying drives CME live cattle higher

Dec. 13, 2016 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained for a second day in a row on fund buying and higher wholesale beef prices, traders said. December live cattle closed up 0.775 cent/lb. to 111.125 cents (all figures US$). February ended 1.025 cents higher at 113.975 […]

By Theopolis Waters