Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows

Jan. 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground on Friday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation before giving way to cash price optimism that lifted contracts from session lows, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue the twice-annual cattle inventory report on Friday […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle

Jan. 28, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 27, 2016 at 3:02 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Equities upswing pulls CME live cattle higher

Jan. 26, 2016 at 3:37 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: Market uncertainty reverses CME live cattle gains

Jan. 25, 2016 at 4:21 pm CST

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally ahead of USDA report

Jan. 22, 2016 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a second day in row on Friday, supported by follow-through buying after contracts settled up by their 3-cent-per-lb daily price limit on Thursday, said traders. Investors also tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Equities spike drives CME live cattle limit-up

Jan. 21, 2016 at 5:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to their three cents/lb. daily price limit on Thursday following a turnaround in crude oil prices that helped pare recent deep U.S. stock market losses. February and April live cattle closed at 130.25 and 131.175 cents, respectively. Live cattle’s […]

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U.S. livestock: Retreating equities undermine CME live cattle

Jan. 20, 2016 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday, pressured by falling U.S. stock futures amid the unrelenting slide in crude oil prices, traders said. February live cattle ended 2.05 cents/lb. lower at 127.25 cents, and April closed down 1.975 cents at 128.175 (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting pares CME live cattle losses

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain-hunting that helped contracts recover some of their lost ground over the past two sessions, traders said. February live cattle ended 1.75 cents/lb. higher at 129.3 cents, and April closed up 1.65 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Equities rout plunges CME live cattle limit down

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled down by their three-cent/lb. daily price limit on Friday after U.S. stock futures plummeted amid global economic jitters, traders said. February live cattle and April closed at 127.55 cents and 128.5 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading […]

By Theopolis Waters