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U.S. livestock: Hefty supplies push CME lean hogs to 10-month low

Sep. 14, 2016 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday sank to a 10-month bottom, and forged new contract lows, as abundant heavier animals continued to drag down cash prices, traders said. October closed 1.825 cents/lb. lower at 54.925 cents and posted a fresh contract low of 54.7 cents […]

U.S. livestock: Supplies drop CME lean hogs third straight session

Sep. 13, 2016 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain again, hogs drift lower

Sep. 12, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back on short-covering

Sep. 9, 2016 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stumble on weaker cash, beef quotes

Sep. 8, 2016 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME live cattle, hogs

Sep. 7, 2016 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday posted their biggest daily gain in a month, fueled by short-covering and bargain buying after recent market losses, traders said. October live cattle ended 2.4 cents/lb. higher at 102.425 cents, and December up 2.275 cents at 104.2 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle losses deepen on supply woes, weak beef prices

Sep. 6, 2016 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures declined more than two per cent on Tuesday, nearing their lowest levels in six years on pressure from big supplies of cattle and beef and lower wholesale meat prices, traders said. Cattle broke below the psychological threshold of 100 cents/lb. for the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle tumble to five-year lows on beef declines

Sep. 2, 2016 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to five-year lows on Friday, capping their worst weekly performance so far of 2016 in a technical selloff linked to bigger cattle supplies and lower wholesale beef prices, traders said. Lean hogs also tumbled, declining by as much as 4.8 per […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Supply woes drag live cattle to five-year low

Sep. 1, 2016 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped on Thursday to their lowest level in five years following this week’s weaker cash prices on anticipation of increased supplies over the next few months, traders said. October live cattle ended down by the three cents/lb. daily price limit, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals halt CME live cattle rally

Aug. 31, 2016 at 7:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Wednesday following softer wholesale beef values and this week’s disappointing cash prices, traders said. The thinly traded August live cattle contract, which expired at noon CT, closed up 0.45 cent/lb. at 111.95 cents (all figures US$). Most […]

By Theopolis Waters