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U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2-year high

Nov. 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) climbed for a fourth straight session on Monday, with front-month contract hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high on strong demand. Lean hog futures also firmed, supported by good demand. Lighter-than-normal trading volumes aided livestock futures’ advance on Monday, […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up for third straight day

Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:45 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, export markets lift CME live cattle

Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:57 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, live cattle firm

Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:50 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, cash cattle supportive

Nov. 15, 2021 at 6:10 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mostly lower as corn climbs

Nov. 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by rising corn prices that depressed feeder cattle futures, traders said. But firmer cash cattle prices this week underpinned the market. CME January feeder cattle futures fell 1.35 cents to end at 157.725 cents/lb., […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle modestly lower

Nov. 11, 2021 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday, retreating near the close on technical selling and soft cash hog markets, traders said. The CME’s lean hog index, a two-day weighted average of cash hog prices, fell 0.51 cent, to 78.72 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures up on slaughter speed plan

Nov. 10, 2021 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it will allow nine pork processing plants to apply to operate faster line speeds under a pilot program. The announcement eased concerns that slower processing speeds had slowed meatpackers’ […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: USDA lifts estimates for beef production, cattle prices

Nov. 9, 2021 at 6:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday raised its forecast for beef production and cattle prices in 2021 and 2022 due to strong demand and heavier livestock. Robust sales of U.S. beef to domestic consumers and overseas buyers have helped support Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle at two-month high on strong beef demand

Nov. 8, 2021 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached a two-month high on Monday amid expectations for solid demand for beef, traders said. Gains in cash cattle prices last week helped support futures, traders said. Meat packers killed an estimated 121,000 cattle at U.S. slaughtering plants on Monday, […]

By Tom Polansek