Chicago feeder cattle futures set fresh highs on Monday. Lean hog contracts also rose.
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U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs
U.S. livestock: Cattle slip on profit taking, technicals after weak beef export data
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Thursday in a profit-taking and technical setback after three sessions of gains and as disappointing weekly beef export sales data weighed on the market.
U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back
Most Chicago cattle futures settled with small gains after trading near highs earlier on Wednesday. Lean hogs closed slightly down.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue gains, hogs slide
Chicago cattle futures made gains for the second day running while lean hog contracts settled with small losses.
Klassen: Strong demand supports feeder complex
For the week ending August 9, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average. Many weight categories notched fresh record highs. Ontario demand was evident across western Canada for calves and yearlings.
Cattle rally stalls at historic highs
The Markets: Cattle markets are acting in an unpredictable way across North America
Cattle markets have been difficult to predict over the past seven months with a decline in slaughter in the U.S. and continued increases in cattle on feed, but prices remain high.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains
Chicago cattle futures closed with small gains on Monday after Friday's fall. Lean hog futures were also up.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed
Feeder and live cattle futures fell hard on Friday while lean hogs closed on either side of unchanged.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit contract highs on strong cash trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs for the second day in a row on Thursday as strong cash cattle prices and resilient consumer demand continued to fuel a rally, analysts said.
U.S. cattle ranchers slowly start to rebuild decimated herd
Meatpackers want larger herds to bring down cattle prices from record highs
In major U.S. livestock regions, some ranchers have slowly begun taking the first steps to boost cattle production after the nation’s inventory shrank due to a years-long drought that dried up pasture land used for grazing and hiked feeding costs.