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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend profit-taking slide

Jul. 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group fell on Tuesday for a fourth session on profit-taking after last week’s contract highs, and a month-long slide in wholesale beef prices that erased meat packers’ profit margins, analysts said. CME August live cattle futures LCQ3 settled Tuesday down […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures recover after ‘complete downhill slide’

Mar. 24, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hog, live cattle futures sag in technical moves

Nov. 4, 2022 at 6:28 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Live cattle bounce from two-week low in most-active contract

Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on long liquidation; cash trade awaited

Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce back from steep losses

Oct. 28, 2022 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled higher on Friday in a recovery from sharp losses recorded in the previous session, while live cattle futures weakened for a second consecutive day. December lean hog futures LHZ2 ended up 0.975 cent at 86.100 cents per lb. The contract bounced […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs touch one-week lows in pullback from gains

Oct. 27, 2022 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest prices in more than a week on Thursday in a setback from recent rallies, traders said. Live cattle futures also ended lower after the February contract LCF3 set a new high. The hog and cattle markets were overbought […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn lower after setting contract highs

Oct. 25, 2022 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly lower on profit-taking on Tuesday as the market pulled back from contract highs, analysts said. The market consolidated after recent gains, though analysts said cash cattle prices are expected to strengthen this week. Most actively traded December live […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump to 7-year peak as U.S. herd shrinks

Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to a fresh seven-year high on Monday, lifted by expectations for tightening supplies following a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cattle supply report, traders said. Several actively traded nearby contracts posted life-of-contract highs after the USDA’s cattle-on-feed report, released […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed; cattle futures steady-weak

Oct. 7, 2022 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mixed on Friday as traders waited for fresh news to gauge demand levels. The most-active CME December lean hog futures contract LHZ2 dropped 0.625 cent to 77.15 cents per lb, with support noted around the contract’s 10-day moving average. Front-month October […]

By Mark Weinraub