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U.S. livestock: CME cattle climb as smaller U.S. herd attracts spec buyers

Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set life-of-contract highs on Friday as a government report this week showing reduced U.S. cattle supplies continued to inspire speculative buying, traders said. A seasonal slide in wholesale beef prices capped rallies. But traders remained fixated on longer-term supplies after […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease off contract highs

Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:58 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: April live cattle down slightly

Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:57 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on strong cash trade

Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:19 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on plentiful supplies

Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:40 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up off lowest since December 2021

Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Thursday as strength in cash markets and rising export demand sparked a round of bargain buying after prices hit their lowest in more than a year. But weakness in the cash markets weighed on cattle futures. The U.S. Agriculture Department said […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit lowest since late 2021

Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell to their lowest in more than a year on Wednesday, with plentiful supplies and weak export demand weighing on prices, traders said. Cattle futures were mixed, with nearby contracts easing while deferred contracts firmed on concerns about low animal weight. […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures firm even as feed prices weigh

Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were mixed on Tuesday as soybean and grain prices firmed, traders said. Live cattle and feeder futures were able to continue Monday’s price bump. But the higher feed prices weighed on the beef market, as did questions over consumer and export […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm on bargain buying, grain values

Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Monday amid a spate of bargain buying after a recent slump in prices helped mute market impact of the bearish results of the latest Cattle on Feed report from the U.S. Agriculture Department, traders said. Cattle futures also were […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher, rebounding ahead of USDA data

Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Friday on bargain buying a day after setting one-month lows, and as traders squared positions ahead of monthly feedlot data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the close of trading. CME February live cattle settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen