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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit five-week low

May. 2, 2023 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to their lowest level in more than five weeks on Tuesday as technical selling and concerns about the U.S. economy weighed on prices, analysts said. Economic worries increased after the failure over the weekend of First Republic Bank. Wall […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs turn lower

May. 1, 2023 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on cash market strength

Apr. 28, 2023 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as corn prices fall

Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as corn prices drop

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs mostly weaker

Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and hog futures contracts were mostly weaker on Tuesday, with ample supplies weighing on prices. Traders also noted pressure from poor cash market values and concerns about demand due to worries about the global economy. “There probably is a little bit […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle fall after USDA report

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts edged higher on Monday, while feeder cattle contracts fell, after U.S. government data released on Friday afternoon showed bigger-than-expected supplies in feedlots. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly report showed that the number of U.S. cattle on feed, as of April […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle mixed, cash-futures spread remains wide

Apr. 21, 2023 at 8:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s spot live cattle futures eased on Friday, after prices in some cash cattle markets dipped lower than last week, traders said. Still, traders cautioned, the spread between cash and deferred futures prices remains wide — a spread that could tighten in the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Volatility roils CME cattle market

Apr. 20, 2023 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cattle futures saw a second day of volatile trading on Thursday, with wide trading ranges and weaker technicals resulting in the spot live cattle contract turning lower, analysts said. One key reason, traders said, is that a white-hot cash market may have […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch new lows on fat supplies

Apr. 19, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Choppy trade roiled the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s livestock markets on Wednesday, while bountiful pork supplies and questions over consumer demand sent five of lean hog contracts slumping to new contract lows. The hog market turned sharply down, traders said, as the sector continues to wrestle with […]

By P.J. Huffstutter