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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound from 2-week low on short-covering

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, rebounding from an early two-week low on support from calendar spreading and short-covering, traders and analysts said. But excessive hog supplies and increased pork production made the market vulnerable to further declines, with weaker prices for wholesale pork signaling a […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble on ample supplies, weak cash market

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago lean hog futures fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday, under pressure from abundant supplies and weaker prices in the Midwestern cash hog market, traders and analysts said. Front-month December hog futures eased by the most since July, settling down the 3.000-cent daily price limit at 54.100 cents per […] Read more
Grass is lacking and heat can deplete cattle of important minerals.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Dry pastures lacking in minerals and vitamins

Supplements need to get cattle ready for calving and rebreeding


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After several months of a hot and dry summer, who would have imagined that we would have snow showers by the end of September. It wouldn’t have been so bad if some pastures had bounced back, yet they remain deplorable. Of the many fall/winter pastures I have driven past or walked through, most show the […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tumble on demand worries, spreading

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Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures fell to a roughly 1-1/2-month low on Monday, sagging on worries of reduced demand for beef and cattle in cash markets, traders said. Calendar spreading across Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures also contributed to declines. Traders were exiting front-month positions and rolling into deferred months, resulting in bear-spreading […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets

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Chicago | Reuters – Cattle and hog futures were mostly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday, weighed down by spreading and weaker prices in cash markets for the animals, traders said. Cash hog prices have declined two days in a row in the top Iowa and Minnesota market, according to the U.S. Department […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Thursday, as rising wholesale beef prices stoked hopes that meat packers would pay more for cattle in cash markets this week, traders said. Cattle futures rebounded from early declines to reach the day’s highs after government data showed steep gains in beef […] Read more
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Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

New December regulation will benefit livestock industry

Animal Health: You’ll need prescriptions for antimicrobials, along with a client/veterinarian relationship

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If you raise livestock, use animal health products, and don’t have a solid relationship with a veterinarian, please read this article and pass it on to a producer you know whom seldom uses a veterinarian as they are the main group to benefit greatly from some of the examples in this article. There is apprehension […] Read more

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