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U.S. livestock: Short-covering pushes CME live cattle, hogs higher

May. 28, 2015 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle climbed for a second straight session on Thursday, fuelled by short-covering and positioning on the eve of the last trading day of May, traders said. June closed 1.025 cents per pound higher at 153.5 cents, and August up 1.325 cents to […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early weakness

May. 27, 2015 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on profit-taking

May. 26, 2015 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close weak before Memorial Day

May. 22, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs climb on short-covering

May. 21, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end pit trade lower, rise after-hours

May. 20, 2015 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange finished lower during the regular session on Wednesday, pressured by cash cattle prices that were initially weak, traders said. But contracts turned higher in after-hours (electronic) trading as cash prices improved, they said. Pit-traded June live cattle closed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as beef prices set new high

May. 19, 2015 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures offset recent losses and finished higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering following the day’s choice wholesale beef price surge to an all-time high, traders said. June closed up 0.4 cent per pound to 151.975 cents, and August was 0.575 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs stumble on supply, demand woes

May. 18, 2015 at 8:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Monday on concern that supplies might outstrip demand ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday-shortened work week, traders said. Packers bought fewer cattle last week which may have compounded the seasonal supply increase, they said. Cattle numbers are […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking stalls CME live cattle uptrend

May. 15, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended their three-day rally Friday on profit-taking and the downturn in wholesale beef prices after Thursday’s spike to a record high, traders and analysts said. June and August closed 1.275 cents per pound lower at 152.525 cents and 150.8 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Record beef prices extend CME live cattle gains

May. 14, 2015 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained for a third day in a row on Thursday, lifted by record-high prices for choice beef, stoked by grilling demand, traders and analysts said. June closed up 1.825 cents per pound at 153.8 cents, and August 1.425 cent higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters