Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

Aug. 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased to their lowest level in nine months on Monday as the seasonal supply build-up pressured wholesale beef prices for a third consecutive session, traders said. They said bullish traders worried that plentiful cattle numbers might again result in lower […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle again sink to nine-month bottom, but off lows

Aug. 18, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit nine-month low

Aug. 17, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back Tuesday’s gains

Aug. 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound after bargain hunters step in

Aug. 15, 2017 at 4:46 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on softer cash price outlook

Aug. 14, 2017 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Monday on expectations for lower prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle this week amid ample supplies, traders said. The decline triggered pre-determined sell orders, and funds sold the October contract after it slipped beneath its 200-day moving average […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying pares some live cattle losses

Aug. 11, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange contracts on Friday landed in positive territory for the first time in five sessions, helped by short-covering and bargain buying, said traders. “We’ve had a big down week. I think this a kind of dead cat technical bounce (temporary recovery) ahead of the […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Improved cash prices lift CME live cattle

Jul. 21, 2017 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished firmer on Friday, led by higher cash prices than earlier this week, traders said. Technical buying and futures’ discounts to cash returns provided more market support. Investors were awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slump on profit-taking, cash caution

Jul. 20, 2017 at 3:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, erasing most of Wednesday’s gains, pressured by profit-taking and caution while awaiting remaining cash prices, traders said. Technical selling contributed to market losses ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump

Jul. 19, 2017 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained sharply on Wednesday, fueled by short-covering in response to higher-than-expected preliminary cash prices, said traders. They said fund buying contributed to market advances. August ended 2.2 cents/lb. higher at 117.275 cents and above the 20-day moving average of 115.838 […]

By Theopolis Waters