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U.S. April feedlot cattle placements jump to 14-year high

May. 26, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 11 per cent more cattle in feedlots in April than a year earlier, the most for the month in 14 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, beating average forecasts. Higher cattle prices paid by packers last month enhanced profits for feedlots, […]

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

May. 25, 2017 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat following initial cash prices

May. 24, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

May. 23, 2017 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on cash discount, bear-spreading

May. 22, 2017 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise on technical buying

May. 19, 2017 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures gained about one per cent on Friday, lifted by technical buying despite declines this week in wholesale prices for beef and pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle gained for the second straight session as futures continued to recover from the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying, lower animal weights

May. 18, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures climbed on Thursday, rising on technical buying and lower animal weights that suggested feedlots were aggressively marketing cattle to meet strong beef packer demand, traders and analysts said. Both Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were technically oversold after steep losses […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs end mixed on profit-taking

May. 17, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped to the highest levels in three months on Wednesday, rising alongside wholesale pork prices before some hog contracts turned lower on profit-taking, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher, buoyed by expectations that U.S. consumers will […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit three-month high

May. 16, 2017 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday reached their highest level since mid-February, fueled by strong cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. June futures led gainers after investors bought that contract and sold deferred months, prompted by bullish market fundamentals, traders said. June closed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease in technical selloff

May. 15, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures eased on Monday, with live cattle shedding two per cent and feeders dropping for the fourth time in the last five sessions in a technical selloff, traders and analysts said. Investors continued to take profits on long positions as cattle declined from their […]

By Michael Hirtzer