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U.S. livestock: Cash price caution undercuts CME live cattle

Oct. 15, 2015 at 2:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Thursday after traders took profits while waiting for this week’s cash cattle trade to develop, traders said. Spot October closed 0.8 cent/lb. lower at 132.95 cents, and December down 0.875 cent, to 136.55 (all figures US$). “It […]

U.S. livestock: Higher cash price outlook lifts CME live cattle

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

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

Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices remain vulnerable

Oct. 12, 2015 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Bump in beef price extends CME live cattle gains

Oct. 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on beef bounce

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished up their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain hunting following the spike in wholesale beef prices, traders said. Spot October and December finished at 125.125 and 133.225 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices collapse

Oct. 5, 2015 at 7:33 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were traded $15 to $25 below week-ago levels, suffering one of the largest declines in history. Heavier replacement cattle led the market lower, trading down $20 from week-ago levels, while feeders under 600 pounds dropped $10 to $12 on average. Feedlot operators pulled in the […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap four-day losing streak

Oct. 2, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished the week on a positive note, fueled by short-covering and bargain hunting that halted future’s four-day skid, traders said. Spot-October settled 1.675 cents higher at 123.075 cents/lb., and December 1.375 cents higher at 131.375 cents (all figures US$). CME live […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Oct. 1, 2015 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slid to a two-year low for a second consecutive session, after investors sold October and bought deferred months in anticipation of more cash price weakness, traders said. Spot-October settled at 121.4 cents/lb., down 3.275 cents, and December 0.925 […]

By Theopolis Waters

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

Sep. 29, 2015 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday fell by their three-cent daily price limit as lower-trending wholesale beef values stirred expectations for another round of weaker cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot-October and December closed at 129.175 and 134.150 cents/lb., respectively (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters