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U.S. livestock: Hog prices rally on bargain buying before USDA report

Mar. 30, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs finished higher on Thursday, with strength from bargain buying prior to what turned out to be a neutral U.S. government hog report after futures closed, said traders. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report showed a record-large March 1 herd, with most […]

U.S. livestock: Cash discounts lift live cattle

Mar. 29, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fallen cash, pork prices sink CME hogs

Mar. 28, 2017 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures extend losses

Mar. 27, 2017 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs give back recent gains

Mar. 24, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap back from session lows

Mar. 23, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished higher on Thursday, after short-covering and bargain buying brought contracts from morning lows, traders said. “Hogs (futures) were simply too cheap. The price had gotten to the point where (investors) had wrung out any sort of spring seasonal rally,” […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit 14-month high on cash gains

Mar. 22, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures surged to the highest levels in 14 months on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and steep gains at a weekly online cash cattle auction, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle rose by as much as three per cent […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high on cash optimism

Mar. 21, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to two-month highs on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices extended gains, stoking optimism for higher prices this week in Plains cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were higher, while lean hogs fell for the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Deferred cattle hit contract highs

Mar. 20, 2017 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday, with deferred months for both live and feeder cattle hitting contract highs on spreading and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures were largely lower, extending losses to the fourth straight session in […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit new highs on technical buying, beef gains

Mar. 17, 2017 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a fresh seven-week high on Friday while feeder cattle reached the highest levels since August on support from technical buying and gains in wholesale beef prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures tracked gains earlier this week in Plains cash […]

By Michael Hirtzer