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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on cash gains, wintry weather

Jan. 4, 2016 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures rose on Monday, reversing earlier declines and extending steep gains of recent days as wintry weather hampered animal weight gains and feed prices tumbled, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures steadied after falling sharply early in the session at the Chicago […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed ahead of holiday

Dec. 31, 2015 at 4:00 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price spike drives CME live cattle higher

Dec. 30, 2015 at 3:42 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

Dec. 29, 2015 at 6:05 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle again

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched gains for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, fuelled by the recent rise in wholesale beef prices in anticipation of tight near-term supplies, traders said. CME livestock futures closed at noon CT in observance of the Christmas holiday. Spot […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally for fourth straight session

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, with December up the three-cent/lb. price limit, as the southern Plains braces for a weekend winter storm that drove cash and wholesale beef prices higher, traders said. Spot December settled limit up […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle surge with cash prices

Dec. 22, 2015 at 2:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, following stronger-than-expected cash prices as wintry weather takes aim at the southern U.S. Plains, traders said. Spot December ended 2.2 cents/lb. higher at 125.6 cents, and February was 1.775 cents higher at 131.8 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle extend rally

Dec. 21, 2015 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday ended sharply higher, with the February contract up the expanded 4.5-cent/lb. price limit, on more short-covering following Friday’s bullish government cattle report, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report on Friday showed the number […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. Nov. feedlot cattle placements slump to record low

Dec. 18, 2015 at 8:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Cattle movement into U.S. feedlots in November fell 11 per cent from a year ago to their lowest level since the government began compiling the data in 1996, a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed on Friday. Analysts attributed last month’s much smaller-than-expected placements to deteriorating […]

By Theopolis Waters