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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slump 3rd straight session

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle lost ground for a third day in a row on Wednesday, led by lower early-week cash prices, traders said. Funds involved in CME livestock futures that track the Standard & Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index periodically sold, or “rolled,” December long […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease weakens CME live cattle futures

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:19 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

Nov. 6, 2017 at 4:03 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures retreat from 5-month high

Nov. 3, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from five-month high

Nov. 2, 2017 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise again on cash hopes

Nov. 1, 2017 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures bounded to life-of-contract highs for the third straight session on Wednesday, rising on expectations that beef packers will continue paying higher prices in Plains cash markets, traders said. About 1,500 cattle sold at the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange online auction at $120/cwt, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs hit contract highs on fund buying

Oct. 31, 2017 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Tuesday, lifted by investment fund buying linked to optimism that meat prices will continue to rise, traders said. Speculative investors who already were holding massive net long positions in cattle and hog […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge to contract highs on higher cash prices

Oct. 30, 2017 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts surged to lifetime peaks on Monday, boosted by unexpectedly high-priced sales in cash cattle markets that occurred after the futures close on Friday, traders said. Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surpassed Friday’s highs when trade resumed […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on firmer cash price expectations

Oct. 27, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Friday gained for a second straight day, guided by expectations for steady-to-higher cash prices by late Friday, traders said. October live cattle, which expire on Oct. 31, finished 1.225 cents/lb. higher at 115.375 cents (all figures US$). Most […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit three-month high

Oct. 26, 2017 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached their highest level in nearly three months on Thursday, fueled by short-covering and renewed optimism for this week’s cash prices, said traders. October live cattle, which will expire on Oct. 31, finished 1.125 cents/lb. higher at 114.15 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters