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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

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a third straight session on Tuesday, fueled by technical buying and the day’s wholesale beef price turnaround, said traders. August live cattle closed 0.925 cents per lb higher at 113.875 cents, and above the 40-day moving average of 113.30 cents. October settled 1.500 cents higher at 112.575 cents and over […] Read more

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their 3-cents-per-lb daily price limit on Monday, driven by fund buying and Friday’s mildly bullish government monthly cattle report, said traders. August and October live cattle closed at 112.950 cents and 111.075 cents per lb, respectively. Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded […] Read more

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday after short-covering and bargain hunting snapped a three-day losing streak, traders said. August live cattle ended 2.425 cents per lb higher at 109.950 cents, and October closed 2.375 cents higher at 108.075 cents. Investors were awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report on Friday at 2 […] Read more

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slumped to a five-year low in anticipation of increased supplies that could further pressure wholesale beef prices, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.900 cents per lb lower at 107.525 cents, and October closed 2.375 cents lower at 105.700 cents. Affordable grain reduced cattle input costs which translates into plenty […] Read more

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed sharply lower on Tuesday, undercut by technical-related selling that wiped out Monday’s gains, traders said. They said August futures led losers after investors periodically sold that contract and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known as bear spreading. August live cattle ended 2.050 cents per lb lower […] Read more