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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a second day in row on Friday, supported by follow-through buying after contracts settled up by their 3-cent-per-lb daily price limit on Thursday, said traders. Investors also tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle-On-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. At […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Equities spike drives CME live cattle limit-up

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to their three cents/lb. daily price limit on Thursday following a turnaround in crude oil prices that helped pare recent deep U.S. stock market losses. February and April live cattle closed at 130.25 and 131.175 cents, respectively. Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Retreating equities undermine CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Wednesday, pressured by falling U.S. stock futures amid the unrelenting slide in crude oil prices, traders said. February live cattle ended 2.05 cents/lb. lower at 127.25 cents, and April closed down 1.975 cents at 128.175 (all figures US$). Bullish CME live cattle […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting pares CME live cattle losses

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain-hunting that helped contracts recover some of their lost ground over the past two sessions, traders said. February live cattle ended 1.75 cents/lb. higher at 129.3 cents, and April closed up 1.65 cents, to 130.15 (all figures […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Equities rout plunges CME live cattle limit down

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled down by their three-cent/lb. daily price limit on Friday after U.S. stock futures plummeted amid global economic jitters, traders said. February live cattle and April closed at 127.55 cents and 128.5 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded to […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite supportive fundamentals

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by technical selling that offset higher cash and wholesale beef prices, traders said. February live cattle closed 1.55 cents/lb. lower at 130.55 cents, and April had fallen 1.525 cents, to 131.5 cents (all figures US$). “People were disappointed that […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Beef price rebound pulls CME live cattle higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished moderately higher on Wednesday, helped by short-covering following the day’s turnaround in wholesale beef values, traders said. February live cattle closed 0.5 cent/lb. higher at 132.1 cents, and April ended up 0.325 cent, to 133.025 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday’s afternoon’s wholesale beef price, […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Speculative buying rallies CME lean hogs

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed higher on Tuesday, strengthened by short-covering and speculative buying in anticipation of tighter seasonal supplies, traders said. Spot February finished 2.2 cents/lb. higher at 61.9 cents, and April ended 1.825 cents higher at 67.3 cents (all figures US$). “Packer margins are strong and I […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease drags on CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Monday, pressured by uncertainty over cash prices later this week, traders said. February live cattle closed 0.65 cent/lb. lower at 132.225 cents, and April ended down 0.775 cent, to 133.05 cents (all figures US$). Typically, cash bids surface around midweek. But a […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower following Friday’s volatile session, stirred by funds that sold February and bought deferred contracts in accordance with the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S+PGSCI), said traders. Friday was the first of five days of the S+PGSCI “roll” process. Simultaneously, some index […] Read more

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