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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb as cash price outlook improves

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday gained for a third straight day, driven by short-covering following renewed optimism for cash prices by Friday, traders said. December and February contracts broke through their respective 10-day moving averages of 102.90 and 104.86 cents, which triggered fund buying. December live cattle closed 1.025 cents […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures shrug off early losses

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday after bargain buying and cash price expectations offset initial selling, said traders. CME cattle and hog market participants at first sold futures after Donald Trump unexpectedly won the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. “People are still concerned about what a Trump administration would […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying reverses CME live cattle futures skid

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Tuesday as strength from bargain buying and short-covering ended the market’s four-session slide, said traders. They said futures garnered more support from fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 0.950 cent per pound higher at 102.600 […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures losses mount; hogs rally

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower for a fourth straight session on Monday, led by initial technical selling and a retreat in wholesale beef values, said traders. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 1.075 cents per pound lower at 101.650 cents, and settled nearly par with the 40-day moving average […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures extends losses

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday settled in negative territory for the third straight day after cash prices fell short of investors’ expectations, said traders. CME live cattle losses mounted after falling below technical support levels, which triggered sell stops and fund liquidation. Most actively-traded December live cattle closed 1.350 cents […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hog futures stumble on profit-taking

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Thursday, hit by profit-taking and early-session technical selling, traders said. Investors sold the October contract and simultaneously bought deferred months, in a trading strategy known as bear-spreading. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 1.300 cents per pound lower at 104.075 cents, and February […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

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Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed weaker on Friday, after a volatile session highlighted by  investors squaring positions on the final trading day of the month, trader said. August hogs finished up 0.125 cent per lb to 68.975 cents. October ended 0.150 cent per lb lower at 59.050 cents and December down 0.075 cent to […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices sink CME hogs to four-month low

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Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled near their lowest since late-March 2013, dragged down by weaker cash prices before some plants shut down on Monday for an annual industry floater holiday, traders said. One packer was closed on Thursday, and possibly on Friday, for repairs, which limited its need for supplies, a Midwest hog merchant […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures biggest one-day loss in seven months

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Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slumped nearly four per cent, their biggest daily decline since mid-December 2015, pressured by day’s steep wholesale pork price drop and further cash price weakness, traders said. August hogs finished 2.925 cents per lb lower at 71.675 cents. October ended 2.575 cents per lb lower at 61.050 cents. Cash hog prices […] Read more

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