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U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with strength in the cash market underpinning a technical rebound from Thursday’s sharp decline, traders said. “We had a break that was a surprisingly quick break from the top,” said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities. “Today we brought back the technical […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped 2.2 percent after hitting their highest level in 2-1/2 months on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak as a rebound in the U.S. dollar sparked a round of profit-taking. “The pushback on the U.S. dollar maybe caught a few people off-guard,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist with […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the transportation of animals earlier this […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

By GFM Network News January 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 cents/lb. higher at 124.725 cents […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Weather, cash prices rally CME live cattle

By GFM Network News January 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned higher on Monday, spurred by last Friday’s strong cash prices and the start this week of another round of wintry weather in parts of the northern U.S. Plains, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.65 cents/lb. at 123.55 cents (all figures US$). April ended […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News January 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged lower on Friday to snap a five-session climb, pressured by technical selling and uncertainty about cash price direction, given that cash cattle did not trade ahead of the closing bell, brokers said. However, after the futures market closed, fed cattle traded lightly in cash markets […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend climb to five sessions

By GFM Network News January 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Thursday for a fifth straight session, buoyed by higher wholesale beef prices and technical buying including short-covering, traders said. Retailers are buying beef to feature during the second half of the month, when consumers may have paid off year-end holiday debt and have more […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on short-covering

By GFM Network News January 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures surged on Wednesday on technical buying and short-covering, spurred in part by higher-than-expected prices at a weekly cattle sale, traders said. Animals at Wednesday’s Fed Cattle Exchange brought $119.75/cwt, up from $119 a week earlier (all figures US$). “I guess people thought it would be closer […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME nearby hogs hit contract high

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News January 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures rose nearly three per cent on Tuesday and set a contract high, buoyed by firmer cash hog prices and spreading against cattle futures, traders said. Wholesale pork fetched $80.71/cwt, down 38 cents from Monday (all figures US$). But lean hogs in the top cash […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market lacks demand in new tax year

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News January 15, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle traded $8-$10 lower while U.S. prices were also down $5-$10 from week-ago levels. The feeder market appeared to short-circuit after I thought the market was charged to move higher in last week’s report. Feedlot operators and cattle feeders saturated their demand prior to the New Year and […] Read more

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Tag Archives cattle futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

U.S. livestock: Weather, cash prices rally CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend climb to five sessions

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on short-covering

U.S. livestock: CME nearby hogs hit contract high

Klassen: Feeder market lacks demand in new tax year

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