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U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise as traders exit nearby positions

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, after traders exited nearby positions to avoid taking delivery and packers seemed to be bidding more aggressively than expected in the U.S. southern Plains. Traders said there was talk of Texas packers on Tuesday bidding in line with what they paid […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower as funds roll long positions

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, after funds sold, or rolled, their April long positions and simultaneously bought deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted June long positions further back in a procedure known as the “roll” by followers of […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Cash price unease weakens CME live cattle

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking as early-week cash price optimism waned, traders said. April closed 0.85 cent/lb. lower at 135.45 cents, and June ended down 0.3 cent, to 125.625 (all figures US$). Packers are dug in with market-ready, or cash, cattle bids in […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drops CME live cattle

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Wednesday, after investors pocketed profits while waiting for market-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands possibly before Friday, traders said. April closed 0.8 cent/lb. lower at 136.3 cents, and June ended 0.425 cent lower at 125.925 (all figures US$). Cash bids in […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism nudges CME live cattle upward

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained slightly on Tuesday in anticipation of steady-to-higher prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle possibly before Friday, traders said. April closed 0.125 cent/lb. higher at 137.1 cents, and June ended up 0.175 cent to 126.35 (all figures US$). Cash bids surfaced in Texas and Nebraska […] Read more



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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle dip while awaiting cash prices

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted modest losses on Friday, weighed down by profit-taking while waiting for market-ready, or cash, cattle to change hands later on Friday, traders said. Beginning on Monday, CME Globex livestock futures and options hours will be revised to 8:30 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. CT Monday […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook boosts CME live cattle

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts climbed on Thursday, propelled by anticipation of firm cash prices by Friday amid improved wholesale beef demand, traders said. The February contract, which will expire on Monday, closed up 0.9 cent/lb. to 137.875 cents (all figures US$). April ended 1.2 cents higher at 137.35 cents. […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Brisk beef demand pushes CME live cattle higher

Chicago | Reuters –– Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose on Wednesday, driven by upward-trending wholesale beef values that may underpin prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle by Friday, traders said. Thinly-traded spot February, which will expire on Feb. 29, closed down 0.025 cent/lb. to 136.975 cents (all figures US$). April ended 0.65 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Surging beef prices float CME live cattle higher

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed higher on Tuesday following a steep rise in wholesale beef values that could help underpin cash prices later this week, traders said. February closed 0.525 cent/lb. higher at 136.95 cents, and April ended at 135.5 cents, up 0.875 cent (all figures US$). The morning’s […] Read more