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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows

Jul. 9, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted losses on Thursday, hit by slumping wholesale beef demand and initial technical selling, traders said. But, short-covering and hopes of steady-to-better cash prices than last week for unsold cattle freed contracts from morning lows, they said. August closed down […]

U.S. livestock: Stock market turmoil rattles CME live cattle

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride

Jul. 7, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

For Chicago futures traders, one final round in the ring

Jul. 6, 2015 at 4:45 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures

Jul. 6, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rose as much as two per cent on Thursday, lifted by large weekly pork export sales and hopes a deal between JBS USA and Cargill could lead to more international shipments, traders and analysts said. Volume was light in an abbreviated session […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices drive CME live cattle limit-up

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up their three cent/lb. maximum daily price limit on Wednesday, ignited by short-covering in response to better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. August and October finished at 151.075 and 153.7 cents, respectively (all figures US$). The CME live cattle trading […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Corn prices drop CME feeder cattle limit down

Jun. 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their 4.5-cent/lb. maximum daily limit on Tuesday, responding to steep corn market gains, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped nearly eight per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s bullish grain report. Pricey […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound on short-covering

Jun. 29, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Monday, supported by short-covering before the final trading session of the quarter on Tuesday, analysts said. June, which will also expire on Tuesday, finished 1.275 cents/lb. higher at 149.675 cents, and August up 1.35 cents, to 149.875 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs gain on short covering before USDA report

Jun. 26, 2015 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Friday, supported by short covering before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report expected at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show further herd expansion during the March through May quarter compared […]

By Theopolis Waters