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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle hit new highs

Sep. 11, 2023 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures and deferred live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Monday, as tight U.S. supplies going into next year continued to fuel the bull market, traders said. Even Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s October and December live cattle futures surged within $1 of their […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle set highs on tight supply

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high, live cattle hit July high

Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs near one-month high on export outlook

Sep. 5, 2023 at 5:52 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off lower barley production

Sep. 4, 2023 at 11:26 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3/cwt on either side of unchanged. Prices for calves were also unchanged from average values seven days earlier. Calf markets are becoming more defined as volumes increase. There also appeared to be larger volume of high-quality yearlings available, which was a […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on softer cash markets

Sep. 1, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Friday, ending the week slightly lower as cash trade eased, though the cattle market continues to trade mostly sideways, analysts said. “The market’s basically saying — we’ve got stable trade right now for a couple months,” said Rich […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of long weekend

Aug. 31, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ticked upward Thursday, while packers backed off of buying ahead of the Labour Day holiday week that will limit slaughter, analysts said. “There was some light trade today, slightly lower than last week,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb as traders eye seasonal supply shifts

Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Wednesday, finding support as traders gauged pork demand and watched for signs of a seasonal influx of market-ready hogs. “We still have an index that’s higher than the October. It usually doesn’t close the gap until we get […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle dip as traders weigh cash, consumer demand

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday after four days of gains, as traders look for direction from consumer demand amid tight cattle supplies, analysts said. “I think we’ve been sideways for cattle now for over a month and, I guess until we see […]

By Christopher Walljasper