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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle move up with beef quotes

Oct. 12, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, strengthened by short-covering following the morning’s wholesale beef price bounce, traders said. Spot October finished 1.15 cents/lb. higher at 131.925 cents, and December up 0.25 cent to 137.575 (all figures US$). Monday morning’s wholesale choice beef […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed on better-than-expected cash prices

Oct. 9, 2015 at 6:49 pm CDT

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

Oct. 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Short-covering drives CME live cattle higher

Oct. 7, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

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

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Sagging beef prices drag on CME live cattle

Oct. 5, 2015 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle resumed their recent downtrend on Monday after the seasonal drop in wholesale beef values trimmed last Friday’s futures gains, traders said. Spot-October settled down 0.95 cent, to 122.125 cents/lb,, and December 1.15 cents lower at 130.225 cents (all figures US$). Monday […]

By Theopolis Waters

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 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 […]

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