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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle climb before USDA report

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday, on short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CST (2000 GMT). Analysts expect the data to show high-priced calves prompted feedlots to buy fewer of them for fattening. Sluggish wholesale beef demand and uncertainty regarding prices for […] Read more
(Canada Beef Inc. photo)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Expanded limits break CME feeder cattle losing streak

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle surged Thursday on short covering in volatile action after the exchange expanded futures trading limits, following three-cent-per-pound limit-down settlements five days in a row. CME took emergency steps on Wednesday to stem the plunge in feeder cattle contracts by increasing its limit to 4.5 cents/lb. from […] Read more
(Canada Beef Inc. photo)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle extend limit-down string to fifth day

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Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures settled down their three cents per pound daily price limit for a fifth straight day on Wednesday, led by the recent plunge in cash feeder cattle prices, traders said. January and March closed at 216.6 cents and 212.25 cents, respectively (all figures US$). […] Read more
(Canada Beef Inc. photo)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle drop limit fourth straight session

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Chicago | Reuters — Lightly-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures finished down their three cents per pound daily price limit on Tuesday for a fourth day in a row following sharply lower cash prices, traders said. Fund selling, sell stops and CME live cattle’s subsequent limit-down settlement further pressured feeder cattle contracts. The inability […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle future tumble three-cent limit

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Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their three cents per pound maximum daily price limit Thursday on sell stops and deferred-month live cattle market selling, traders said. The day’s corn price gains hastened CME feeder cattle losses. Traders cited the exchange’s slipping feeder cattle index, which reflected […] Read more
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs end mixed after volatile session

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed after choppy action on Wednesday as investors searched for clear fundamental direction, traders said. December live cattle closed up 0.075 cent per pound at 162.475 cents, and February was down 0.2 cent, to 162.85 cents (all figures US$). Prices for market-ready (cash) cattle […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break losing streak

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday on short-covering, ending five straight losing sessions, led by bearish fundamentals, traders said. December live cattle closed 0.95 cent per pound higher at 162.4 cents, and February was at 163.05 cents, up 1.175 cents (all figures US$). Investors who had recently […] Read more
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle see biggest one-day percentage loss in three months

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell almost two per cent on Monday, their biggest daily percentage loss since early October, partly pressured by bearish fundamentals, traders said. Sell stops and active fund selling accelerated losses that dropped December and February by their maximum three cents per pound daily price limit, […] Read more

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