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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm despite weak cash markets

Dec. 16, 2020 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, shrugging off weakness in the cash market in anticipation of tightening supplies in the coming months, traders said. Hog futures eased on a round of technical selling. Traders were expecting a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Friday to […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on technical buying

Dec. 15, 2020 at 7:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up two per cent

Nov. 23, 2020 at 9:32 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound as trade adjusts to supply shock

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:38 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Feeder market grinds lower

Oct. 27, 2020 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit lowest price since June under supply pressure

Oct. 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price since June under pressure from a larger-than-expected number of cattle on feed in the United States, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly report issued after the markets […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures up on bargain buying

Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures rose on Friday on some bargain buying ahead of the weekend. Hog futures snapped a three-session losing streak, the longest for the December contract in five weeks, while live cattle rebounded from its lowest since June 29. […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder market

Sep. 28, 2020 at 8:57 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $2 lower; calves weighing 500 to 650 lbs. traded $2-$4 lower while lighter weights under 500 lbs. were steady to $5 higher. There is a distinct price structure for each weight category, depending on the time frame for the […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on supply concerns

Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose to their highest in more than a month on Thursday, supported by signs of a stabilizing cash market and concerns about tight supplies in the coming months, traders said. “The feedlots believe… that we have a marketing hole for most of October […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up ahead of USDA report

Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, as traders weighed continued strong slaughter rates against expectations for higher placements in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s end-of-week Cattle on Feed report. “The beef market looks like it’s possibly stabilizing, and that should be supportive for cattle prices […]