Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. October feedlot cattle placements hit four-year low

Nov. 21, 2016 at 8:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. feedlots in October received five per cent fewer cattle than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday, a four-year low for that month that was in line with average trade predictions. Ranchers grew cattle outside of feedlots longer thanks to still healthy […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain slightly before USDA report

Nov. 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach another two-month high

Nov. 17, 2016 at 7:15 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices boost CME live cattle

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:18 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Ample supplies drop hogs

Nov. 15, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly firmer

Nov. 14, 2016 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Monday finished modestly higher after investors sold December futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear-spreading, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.025 cent per pound at 105.575 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb as cash price outlook improves

Nov. 10, 2016 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday gained for a third straight day, driven by short-covering following renewed optimism for cash prices by Friday, traders said. December and February contracts broke through their respective 10-day moving averages of 102.90 and 104.86 cents, which triggered fund buying. December […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures shrug off early losses

Nov. 9, 2016 at 3:52 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday after bargain buying and cash price expectations offset initial selling, said traders. CME cattle and hog market participants at first sold futures after Donald Trump unexpectedly won the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. “People are still concerned about […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying reverses CME live cattle futures skid

Nov. 8, 2016 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as strength from bargain buying and short-covering ended the market’s four-session slide, said traders. They said futures garnered more support from fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 0.950 cent […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures losses mount; hogs rally

Nov. 7, 2016 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower for a fourth straight session on Monday, led by initial technical selling and a retreat in wholesale beef values, said traders. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 1.075 cents per pound lower at 101.650 cents, and settled nearly par […]

By Theopolis Waters