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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soars to 6-month high on cash price hopes

Dec. 29, 2016 at 3:46 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday surged to a six-month high, fuelled by the recent rally in wholesale beef values and steady-to-firmer cash price expectations for unsold cattle, said traders. December live cattle, which will expire on Friday, closed 2.725 cents per pound higher at 118.700 […]

U.S. livestock: Cash, beef prices send CME live cattle to 4-1/2-month top

Dec. 28, 2016 at 4:28 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble after USDA shows biggest U.S. herd since 1943

Dec. 23, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again hits 4-month high on cash prices

Dec. 22, 2016 at 3:51 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Hog sector optimistic heading into New Year

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:43 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score four-month high

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday hit their highest level in four months, partly driven by short-covering and cash price optimism for this week, said traders. December live cattle closed up 1.175 cents/lb. to 113.275 cents (all figures US$). Most actively-traded February ended up […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap four-session win streak

Dec. 20, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday settled lower for the first time in five sessions, hit by profit-taking and weaker cash prices before packing plants close over the Christmas holiday, traders said. February hogs ended 2.1 cents/lb. lower at 64 cents, and April 1.2 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firmer

Dec. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly higher on Monday after investors sold the December contract and simultaneously bought deferred months in a market strategy known as bear-spreading, said traders. The spreads, along with modest positioning before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score 3-1/2 month high

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday reached their highest level since late August, driven by short-covering following the morning’s strong wholesale beef prices, said traders. Buy stops and technical buying enhanced market advances, they said. December live cattle closed 1.6 cents/lb. higher to 112.325 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution pressures CME live cattle

Dec. 15, 2016 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed weaker on Thursday as investors wait for remaining slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands by Friday, traders said. December live cattle closed down 0.375 cent/lb. at 110.725 cents, and February was 0.425 cent lower at 113.275 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters