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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early weakness

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday after initial selling, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. June closed 0.675 cent per pound higher at 152.475 cents, and August ended up 0.8 cent at 151.425 cents (all figures US$). Last week, most market-ready […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close weak before Memorial Day

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed moderately lower Friday on profit-taking and in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report earlier in the day, traders said. The number of cattle put into U.S. feedlots in April unexpectedly slowed compared with the same month last year. “It’s […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs climb on short-covering

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices, traders said. June closed up 1.025 cents per pound, to 152.375 cents, and August was 1.175 cents higher at 150.9 cents (all figures US$). This week, the bulk of market-ready (cash) cattle in the […] Read more
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end pit trade lower, rise after-hours

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Chicago | Reuters –– Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange finished lower during the regular session on Wednesday, pressured by cash cattle prices that were initially weak, traders said. But contracts turned higher in after-hours (electronic) trading as cash prices improved, they said. Pit-traded June live cattle closed 0.625 cent per pound lower […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally as beef prices set new high

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures offset recent losses and finished higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering following the day’s choice wholesale beef price surge to an all-time high, traders said. June closed up 0.4 cent per pound to 151.975 cents, and August was 0.575 cent higher at 150.6 cents (all […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs stumble on supply, demand woes

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower Monday on concern that supplies might outstrip demand ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday-shortened work week, traders said. Packers bought fewer cattle last week which may have compounded the seasonal supply increase, they said. Cattle numbers are sufficient as grocers and restaurants […] Read more
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking stalls CME live cattle uptrend

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended their three-day rally Friday on profit-taking and the downturn in wholesale beef prices after Thursday’s spike to a record high, traders and analysts said. June and August closed 1.275 cents per pound lower at 152.525 cents and 150.8 cents, respectively (all figures US$). Friday […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on beef price bounce

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained Wednesday on short-covering following a snapback in wholesale beef values, traders said. June closed up 0.5 cent per pound to 151.975 cents, and August one cent higher at 150.65 cents (all figures US$). Wednesday morning’s choice wholesale beef price climbed $1.73 per hundredweight (cwt) from […] Read more

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