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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag as funds roll positions

May. 4, 2018 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday drew pressure from funds that sold, or “rolled,” June positions into back months before similar moves lasting five days beginning on Monday, said traders. Continued uneasiness about burdensome supplies ahead further deterred futures buyers, they said. There may […]

U.S. livestock: Higher cash prices rally CME live cattle

May. 3, 2018 at 7:55 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite fundamentals

May. 2, 2018 at 5:21 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries extend CME live cattle losses

May. 1, 2018 at 7:41 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking upends CME live cattle

Apr. 30, 2018 at 6:41 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on Plains cash prices

Apr. 27, 2018 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday as cash cattle at U.S. Plains feedlot markets traded at higher prices amid rising beef values and robust packer margins, traders said. Milder temperatures around much of the country following an unusually chilly stretch of early spring […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance as beef prices push higher

Apr. 25, 2018 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed on Wednesday as rising beef prices bolstered beef packer margins and fueled expectations for higher cash cattle prices this week, traders said. CME April live cattle closed 0.825 cent/lb. higher at 121.925 cents, June futures were up 0.525 cent […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures retreat as stock market plunges

Apr. 24, 2018 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly lower on Tuesday as a steep drop in the stock market dragged futures from the highest levels of the month, posted early in the session, traders said. Strong packer margins and climbing beef prices had supported early gains […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on firm cash, higher beef prices

Apr. 23, 2018 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed on Monday in response to higher cash cattle prices late last week and rising beef prices, traders said. Supplies of cattle remain large, but demand for market-ready stock is likely to remain strong due to profitable packer margins and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop

Apr. 19, 2018 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday on profit-taking and fund liquidation ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Feeder cattle followed live cattle futures lower. Hog futures were mixed on bull spreading, with the front month contract rising in […]

By Reuters