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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak

Feb. 4, 2016 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed weak on Thursday, after investors sold deferred months and bought February in anticipation of at least steady cash prices by Friday, traders said. Packers in Kansas and Texas on Thursday bid $138/cwt for market-ready, or cash, cattle, which […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise as weather crimps supply

Feb. 3, 2016 at 6:38 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Weather market underpins CME live cattle

Feb. 2, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after rocky session

Feb. 1, 2016 at 5:02 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows

Jan. 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle

Jan. 28, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday on profit-taking and uncertainty over the price of cash cattle on Friday, traders said. February live cattle closed down 0.3 cent/lb. at 135.425 cents, and April ended 0.725 cent lower at 134.525 (all figures US$). Market-ready, or […]

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U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 27, 2016 at 3:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and expectations that some processors by Friday might pay the same or more for cash cattle than last week, traders said. February live cattle closed 2.7 cents/lb. higher at 135.725 cents, and April […]

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U.S. livestock: Equities upswing pulls CME live cattle higher

Jan. 26, 2016 at 3:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday, with strength from the U.S. stock market rally that was partly fueled by the rebound in crude oil prices, traders said. February live cattle closed up 1.6 cents/lb. to 133.025 cents, and April ended 1.175 cents […]

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U.S. livestock: Market uncertainty reverses CME live cattle gains

Jan. 25, 2016 at 4:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, erasing Friday’s advances after investors struggled to find clear direction amid a host of market influences, traders said. February live cattle closed down 0.65 cent/lb. to 131.425 cents, and April ended 0.85 cent lower at 132.225 […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally ahead of USDA report

Jan. 22, 2016 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a second day in row on Friday, supported by follow-through buying after contracts settled up by their 3-cent-per-lb daily price limit on Thursday, said traders. Investors also tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report […]

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