Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit new contract lows before report

Apr. 22, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sped to new contract lows, accelerated by bearish fundamentals and positioning before the government’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Simultaneously, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue its monthly cold storage data that will […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ends mostly weak

Apr. 21, 2016 at 3:30 pm CDT

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

Apr. 20, 2016 at 5:52 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, hogs higher

Apr. 19, 2016 at 3:40 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: Fund selling drops CME live cattle limit down

Apr. 18, 2016 at 5:15 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly firm

Apr. 15, 2016 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Friday, supported by brisk wholesale beef demand and futures’ discounts to a small number of cash cattle that sold so far this week, traders said. April live cattle ended down 0.275 cent/lb. to 131.475 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weak, but off lows

Apr. 14, 2016 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts posted modest losses on Thursday, pressured by continued fund selling, traders said. They said, sporadic bargain hunting and solid wholesale beef demand freed contracts from session lows. Additionally, investors at times sold the April contract and simultaneously bought June […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff extends CME live cattle losses

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled in bearish territory for a third consecutive session, hit by more fund liquidation after contracts drifted below technical support levels, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.35 cents/lb. lower at 132.175 cents, and June closed 1.125 cents […]

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U.S. livestock: Technical selling sends CME live cattle lower

Apr. 12, 2016 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended Monday’s losses into Tuesday on more profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. April live cattle ended 0.55 cent/lb. lower at 133.525 cents, and beneath the 100-day moving average of 133.68 cents (all figures US$). June closed 0.375 cent lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking halts CME live cattle rally

Apr. 11, 2016 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower on Monday after profit-taking ended futures’ three-day win streak, traders said. Fund selling surfaced after June and August slipped beneath their respective 10-day moving averages of 123.15 and 119.06 cents, which also tripped sell stops (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters