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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall most in two weeks on dry Plains forecast

Nov. 30, 2015 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell as much as 2.5 per cent on Monday, with both live and feeder cattle contracts posting their largest daily declines in two weeks on ample supplies and expectations for improved weather in the southern Plains. Snow, ice and rains slowed movement of […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-week high as cash prices stabilize

Nov. 25, 2015 at 5:52 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

Nov. 24, 2015 at 8:09 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking after one-week highs

Nov. 24, 2015 at 6:51 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back ahead of holiday

Nov. 23, 2015 at 5:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide before USDA report

Nov. 20, 2015 at 6:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost modest ground on Friday, amid caution ahead of Friday afternoon’s cash prices and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, traders said. Analysts expect the report to show fewer cattle placed into feedlots last month than […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower beef quote undermines CME live cattle

Nov. 19, 2015 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Thursday after profit-taking and a drop in the day’s wholesale beef price ended a two-day rally, traders said. Spot December and February finished 1.075 cents/lb. lower at 129.9 and 132.05 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Thursday morning’s wholesale […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend gains

Nov. 18, 2015 at 5:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second day in a row Wednesday, helped by more short-covering as expectations improved regarding cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot December finished at 130.975 cents/lb., up 2.95 cents, and February 2.55 cents higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish strong after wild ride

Nov. 17, 2015 at 7:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Tuesday amid massive short-covering spurred by higher wholesale beef values that overcame selling led by lower cash price expectations for later this week, traders said. Spot December finished at 128.025 cents/lb., up 0.35 cent, and February 0.925 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feedlots curb buying interest

Nov. 16, 2015 at 7:42 pm CST

Despair is the price one pays for setting an impossible aim. Given the phone calls over the past week, producers have been expecting something the market cannot offer. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were under severe pressure, with 700-plus-pound cattle down $8-$12 from seven days earlier; calves under 700 lbs. […]

By Jerry Klassen