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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit two-year low on beef, cash prices

Sep. 30, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday drifted to a two-year low, with October down the 4.5-cent daily price limit, as wholesale beef values and preliminary cash prices continued to sag, traders said. Spot-October settled at 124.675 cents/lb. (all figures US$). December ended 3.225 cents […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle slump limit down

Sep. 29, 2015 at 5:44 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firm after choppy day

Sep. 28, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters send CME live cattle, feeders limit up

Sep. 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again sink to two-year bottom

Sep. 24, 2015 at 4:33 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down to two-year low

Sep. 23, 2015 at 3:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday tumbled to a two-year low, and by their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit, amid a seasonal slowdown in beef demand and lower expectations for cash prices this week, traders said. Spot-October and December respectively closed at 133.225 and 135.75 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle grind to 16-month low

Sep. 22, 2015 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday quietly slid to their lowest level since late May 2014, pressured by seasonally sluggish wholesale beef demand, traders said. Global economic worries that sent U.S. stocks tumbling, which triggered selling across various commodities. Monday’s CME live cattle rally […]

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U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting, USDA report boost CME live cattle

Sep. 21, 2015 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Monday, fueled by bargain hunting and short-covering following a four-day losing streak, traders said. Spot-October closed one cent per pound higher at 137 cents, and December ended up 1.375 cents, to 139.75. Traders said CME live cattle […]

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle repeat lows before USDA report

Sep. 18, 2015 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday sank to new contract lows, and hit their lowest in 16 months, for a third consecutive session, pressured by lackluster wholesale beef demand, traders said. Investors exercised caution before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle ease to 16-month low

Sep. 17, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday hit a 16-month bottom, falling to contract lows for a second straight session, on lower wholesale beef values and further cash price weakness, traders said. Spot-October closed 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 136.85 cents, and earlier marked a contract […]

By Theopolis Waters