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U.S. livestock: Live cattle down on bearish placements data

By Julie Ingwersen February 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Monday, with the benchmark April contract touching a two-week low following Friday’s bearish Cattle on Feed report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, traders said. The government on Friday reported that 2.068 million head of cattle were placed on feed last month, up […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on technical selling

By Michael Hirtzer February 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined for the fourth straight session on Friday, easing on technical selling and bets that cattle prices have likely reached a short-term peak, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hog futures were slightly higher, with feeders rebounding from a two-week low. Most-active CME […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend losses

By Reuters February 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday lost ground for a second day in a row, weighed down by lower cash prices and an increased supply outlook, traders said. They said sell stops and fund liquidation contributed to market declines. Some investors adjusted positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally from four-month lows on fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer February 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs climbed 1.7 per cent on Tuesday, rallying on technical and investment fund buying after falling to more than four-month lows last week, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale pork prices also bolstered hog futures amid expectations the meat was becoming more competitive with more pricier beef cuts. Live […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

By Julie Ingwersen January 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday, riding a tailwind from Friday’s higher-than-expected prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 125.7 cents and most-active April settled up 0.375 cents at 125 cents (all figures US$). After futures closed on Friday, […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

By Theopolis Waters January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers sent nearly one per cent more cattle to U.S. feedlots in December than the same time a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result topped most analysts’ predictions, mainly led by worsening drought in the U.S. southern Plains that shriveled available winter wheat grazing pasture. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

By Theopolis Waters January 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 cents/lb. higher at 124.725 cents […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. feedlot cattle placements bigger than expected

By Theopolis Waters December 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 13.9 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in November than the same time a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result exceeded the high end of the range of analysts’ forecasts, partly fueled by low feed prices in the wake of this fall’s […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Consolidation lifts CME live cattle ahead of USDA report

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday closed higher, after consolidation and short-covering ahead of Friday’s U.S. government cattle report helped the market recoup some recent losses, traders said. Analysts, on average, expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report at 11 a.m. CT to show […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Supply worries knock down CME feeder cattle

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News December 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle sank on Wednesday to a four-month low, hit by a selloff in live cattle futures as well as expectations for increased supplies, said traders. “You’ve got this cattle report coming out on Friday, and everybody says placement numbers are going to be up,” said JRS Consulting […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle down on bearish placements data

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on technical selling

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend losses

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally from four-month lows on fund buying

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

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