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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mostly weak before USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower on Friday, after investors tweaked positions ahead of the afternoon’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. February closed up 0.225 cent/lb. to 135.375 cents, April ended 0.425 cent lower at 133.95 cents and […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook extends CME live cattle gains

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose for a third consecutive day on Thursday, with help from fund buying and anticipation of strong cash prices by late Friday, traders said. February closed 1.05 cents/lb. higher at 135.15, and April ended at 134.375 cents, up 0.95 cents (all figures US$). So far, […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying boosts CME live cattle limit-up

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and fund buying, traders said. February and April ended at 132.95 cents and 132.125 cents/lb., respectively. Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded to 4.5 cents on Wednesday. “There was no rationale […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fade before holiday

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell modestly on Friday, following this week’s cheaper cash prices and the potential for further declines next week, traders said. The CME will be closed on Monday in observance of the U.S. Presidents Day holiday. Packers in the U.S. Plains this week paid $128-$134/cwt for […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble with cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell hard on Thursday, led by more disappointing prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle closed 2.35 cents/lb. lower at 130.125 cents, and April ended down 2.275 cents, at 129.525 cents (all figures US$). Cash cattle on Thursday morning in the […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain, but off session highs

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, helped by their discounts to preliminary prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. But they said the possibility that packers might pay less for remaining supplies pulled CME live cattle contracts from morning tops. Futures are anticipating weaker cash prices […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CME to reduce livestock futures, options trading hours

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group, the world’s largest futures market operator, plans to shorten trading hours for its livestock futures and options contracts effective Feb. 29, the exchange said in a statement Wednesday. The exchange said the proposed changes, pending CFTC approval, for live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures and options are […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease ahead of cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday after traders sold the February contract and bought deferred months while awaiting cash prices later this week, traders said. On Tuesday, packers in Texas and Kansas bid $132/cwt for market-ready, or cash, cattle against sellers who asked $138, said feedlot sources […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down on equities downturn

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures tumbled more than two per cent on Monday, falling in sympathy with steep downturns in equities markets and following disappointing trades last week in cash cattle. Front-month live and feeder plummeted by their respective daily price limits of three and 4.5 cents/lb., with feeder cattle extending losses to […] Read more

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