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U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall after hitting record high

Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to all-time highs on Thursday, with signs of strong export demand and good sales on the cash market supporting prices, traders said. But cattle prices closed lower on a round of profit-taking as traders took money off the table ahead […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm; remain near recent highs

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME August live cattle touch new high

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle turn higher

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:17 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking

Jul. 12, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday on a round of profit-taking after most months climbed to life-of-contract highs, with a seasonal downturn in beef prices adding to bearish sentiment, traders said. Most-active August live cattle futures settled down 1.95 cents at 176.875 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise

Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday, bouncing after a three-session slide as wholesale pork prices rose and cash hog prices firmed, traders said, while tight cattle supplies sent futures to life-of-contract highs. CME August lean hogs settled up 3.4 cents at 97.575 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on firm cash values

Jul. 10, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Monday on follow-though buying from Friday and carry-over strength from last week’s strong cash cattle market. Cash cattle traded late last week as high as $184-$185 per hundredweight (cwt) in northern feedlot areas, traders said, up […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on firmer cash market

Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday on tight fed cattle supplies and higher cash market sales in the central U.S. Plains and western Midwest, traders said. Beef packers were in need of cattle to fill near-term operations, including a large Saturday slaughter and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on weak cash market

Jul. 6, 2023 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Thursday as a weak tone to the cash market and worries about slowing beef demand weighed on prices, traders said. Livestock traders were monitoring cash market activity at Plains feedlots, where fed cattle were lightly bid at $178/cwt, […]

By Karl Plume