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U.S. livestock: CME cattle turn higher

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Friday amid a flurry of technical trading, even as beef prices continued to see a seasonal downturn, traders said. Cash cattle market trades this week continued to be down $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt), traders said (all figures […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking

Jul. 12, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise

Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on firm cash values

Jul. 10, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on firmer cash market

Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday on tight fed cattle supplies and higher cash market sales in the central U.S. Plains and western Midwest, traders said. Beef packers were in need of cattle to fill near-term operations, including a large Saturday slaughter and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on weak cash market

Jul. 6, 2023 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Thursday as a weak tone to the cash market and worries about slowing beef demand weighed on prices, traders said. Livestock traders were monitoring cash market activity at Plains feedlots, where fed cattle were lightly bid at $178/cwt, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

Jul. 5, 2023 at 9:58 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a turn lower in resumed trading Wednesday while near-month hogs turned higher. Most-active August live cattle came back off the U.S. Independence Day break down for a second day off Friday’s three-week high, closing Wednesday at 174.95 cents/lb., down 1.875 […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm on choppy corn trade

Jul. 3, 2023 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Monday, as corn prices faced a choppy trading day at the start of this holiday-shortened week, traders said. Meanwhile, the hog market ended the day mixed, with nearby contracts continuing to be […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up as corn prices slide

Jun. 30, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set a three-week high on Friday, lifted by a surge in feeder cattle futures as corn prices tumbled, traders said. Tightening U.S. cattle supplies and a resilient beef market lent support, along with a strong close for the month and […]

By Julie Ingwersen