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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down for 3rd day

Aug. 24, 2018 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures fell Friday for a third straight session, with the benchmark CME October contract notching a six-week low on disappointing cash cattle values, traders said. Slaughter-ready cattle traded Thursday at $109 per cwt in Texas and Kansas, down from $109 to $110.50 last […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures decline after weaker cash trade

Aug. 23, 2018 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs sag on uncertainty over trade talks

Aug. 22, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease for second day

Aug. 21, 2018 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs close lower, halting five-session climb

Aug. 20, 2018 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, cattle firm on hopes for Mexico deal

Aug. 17, 2018 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures rose on Friday, boosted by hopes that a trade agreement with Mexico will be finalized in the coming days, traders said. Mexico’s economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday he hopes to conclude by the middle of next week outstanding bilateral […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs close limit up on hopes of export pick-up

Aug. 16, 2018 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rallied on Thursday, with most contracts closing at their daily trading limit, on hopes that exports to China will pick up after Washington and Beijing agreed to open trade negotiations, traders said. China and the U.S. will hold lower-level trade talks this month, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on bargain buying

Aug. 15, 2018 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog futures rose on Wednesday on a mild bargain buying bounce after prices sank to a 4-1/2 month low early in the session, traders said. Bargain hunting also propped up cattle futures. Gains in cattle and hogs were limited due to a lack of fresh […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Technical buying supports cattle futures

Aug. 14, 2018 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Tuesday, supported by technical buying after falling on Monday, traders said. The benchmark Chicago Mercantile Exchange October live cattle futures contract found support at its 100-day moving average. The market has not closed below that key technical point since July 13. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle drop on weak cash markets, rising supply

Aug. 13, 2018 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Monday, weighed down by weakness in the cash market, traders said. Weekly slaughter estimates showed supplies up from a year ago and last week, adding pressure to the market. Hog futures were firm, supported by rising values for the pork cutout. […]

By Michael Hirtzer