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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on cash market strength

Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade hog and cattle futures rose on Wednesday, following gains made in the cash market earlier this week, traders said. CME December lean hog futures gained 0.9 cent to settle at 87.375 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract faced technical resistance at the […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures hit over seven-year high

Oct. 18, 2022 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hog futures hit multi-week highs

Oct. 17, 2022 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise on good demand

Oct. 14, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly down on weak margins, inflation worries

Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly up with consumption forecast

Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly firmer on Wednesday as wholesale beef prices stabilized after a recent slide and as a monthly government report helped to temper concerns about waning consumption. Gains were capped by eroding beef packer margins, although cattle demand is likely […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm as packer margins turn negative

Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday as supplies tighten, with beef packer margins falling into the negative for the first time in years, traders said. Beef packers lost $14.35 per head on Tuesday, compared to earnings of $1.60 a day earlier and $18.40 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Oct. 6, 2022 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for the second day in a row on Thursday, with technical buying supporting prices following the market’s bounce from a 10-month low on Wednesday, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 1.275 cents at 77.775 cents/lb. (all […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up off 10-month low on bargain-buying

Oct. 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday on bargain buying, a day after the benchmark December contract fell to a 10-month low, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled up 2.075 cents at 76.5 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Front-month October hogs ended […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle retreat on technical selling

Oct. 4, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures fell about four per cent on Tuesday, hitting a 10-month low on technical selling and worries about consumer demand for meat, traders said. Brokers shrugged off strength in outside markets including crude oil and Wall Street equity markets, […]

By Julie Ingwersen