Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Weaker cash, pork prices drop CME hogs

Feb. 9, 2018 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday were pressured by lower cash and wholesale pork prices, said traders. They said February futures lost technical support while other contracts triggered sell stops after drifting below Thursday’s lows. February hogs closed down 0.225 cent/lb. to 73.175 cents, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weaker

Feb. 8, 2018 at 3:12 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Funds, supply worries extend CME hogs’ losses

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:29 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump on technical selloff

Feb. 6, 2018 at 4:16 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Funds, weather extend CME live cattle gains

Feb. 2, 2018 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished higher for the second day in a row, with help from fund buying and another wintry blast in parts of the U.S. Plains, said traders. Bitter cold tends to slow cattle weight gains, while hazardous conditions disrupt […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on fund buying

Feb. 1, 2018 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday touched a three-month top, spurred by short-covering and fund buying, said traders. April closed up its three-cent-per-pound daily price limit (all figures US$). Investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold February. The limit will expand to 4.5 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post losses, but off session lows

Jan. 30, 2018 at 8:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled lower, weighed down by profit-taking and initial fund liquidation, said traders. Rising wholesale beef values and CME live cattle futures’ discount to prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle lifted contracts from session bottoms. February live cattle finished […]

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U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 29, 2018 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday, riding a tailwind from Friday’s higher-than-expected prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 125.7 cents and most-active April settled up 0.375 cents at 125 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

Jan. 26, 2018 at 4:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with strength in the cash market underpinning a technical rebound from Thursday’s sharp decline, traders said. “We had a break that was a surprisingly quick break from the top,” said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities. “Today […]

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