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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower as stocks slide

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slumped on Friday, pressured by triple-digit Wall Street losses and a firmer U.S. dollar, traders said. U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the tech sector weighing the most after a chip maker warned of a major pullback in the industry. Continued broader market liquidation […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from record high as stocks plunge

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, off an earlier record high, pressured by profit-taking following Wall Street’s tumble, traders said. U.S. stocks fell nearly two per cent on concerns over the pace of economic growth. Consumer caution about the economy could hurt demand for U.S. goods, including […] Read more


CattleFax Projections Include Improved Weather Conditions and Record Prices

Improved corn supplies should assure lower corn/input costs over the next 12-24 months

Cattlemen and women gathered today at the 2014 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. to hear CattleFax market analysts’ projections for the year ahead. Creighton University Professor Emeritus Art Douglas told the audience he expects improved moisture conditions in the majority of the United States, including improvements of the drought-affected […] Read more