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U.S. livestock: Cattle continue downward, hogs turnaround

Feb. 4, 2025 at 3:25 pm CST

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Tuesday as the selloff continued.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back to start February

Feb. 3, 2025 at 3:07 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally continues

Jan. 28, 2025 at 3:10 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Monday

Jan. 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall with grains

Jan. 16, 2025 at 3:18 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. Livestock: Falling temps boost cattle futures

Jan. 6, 2025 at 2:51 pm CST

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Monday, hitting fresh contract highs in many months as forecasts calling for cold temperatures across United States ranching areas raised concerns over reduced weight gains for grazing cattle.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle close higher, lean hogs fall ahead of USDA report

Sep. 26, 2024 at 3:23 pm CDT

Feeder and live cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, as technical trading, a steady cash market and weakness in grain futures gave cattle contracts a boost.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle close mostly lower, consolidating after 2-month top

Sep. 25, 2024 at 5:39 pm CDT

Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Wednesday, consolidating a day after the benchmark December contract LCZ25 set a near two-month high.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end mostly higher as Wall Street climbs

Sep. 24, 2024 at 6:58 pm CDT

Benchmark December live cattle futures LCZ24 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to their highest in nearly two months on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and a rosy outlook for beef demand tied to strength in Wall Street equity markets, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strengthen on healthy US export demand, positioning

Sep. 19, 2024 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures jumped on Thursday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly cattle on feed report and saw strong U.S. export demand, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters