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U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains as beef prices rise

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed about one per cent on Monday, with several deferred live cattle contracts notching lifetime highs and front-month feeders hitting a 15-month peak on investment fund buying tied to gains in beef prices. Some cattle futures contracts reversed from earlier small losses at midday, boosted by U.S. Department […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb to one-month top

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts hit a one-month high on Friday, driven by fund buying and short-covering, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s better-than-anticipated cash prices generated more buying. June closed 3.4 cents/lb. higher at 130.825 cents, and August 1.35 cents higher at 126.05 cents (all figures US$). Live […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit up on strong cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled up their three cent per pound daily price limit on Thursday, fueled by short-covering following stronger-than-expected cash prices, said traders. Fund buying and futures’ discounts to this week’s cash returns enhanced market gains, they said. June and August closed limit up at 127.425 and 124.7 […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying extends live cattle gains

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Chicago | Reuters — The previous session’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle advances carried over into Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering on the final trading session of the month, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s initial cash prices provided additional market support, they said. June ended up 1.45 cents/lb. to 124.425 […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recoup some recent losses

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday reversed some of their recent losses, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices, said traders. They said some investors sold June futures and simultaneously bought deferred months ahead of the first notice day for June cattle deliveries on Monday. […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat following initial cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slumped on Wednesday, pulled down by technical selling and lower preliminary cash prices, said traders. June closed 0.95 cent/lb. lower at 122.125 cents (all figures US$). August closed 1.4 cents lower at 119.925 cents, and below the 10-day moving average of 120.13 cents. Wednesday morning’s […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders locked in profits on long cattle-short hog spreads, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle declining for the first time in four sessions and easing from […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on cash discount, bear-spreading

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures extended gains to a nearly two-week high on Monday, lifted by bear-spreading and futures’ discount to trades in the cash steer market, traders said. Feeder cattle futures jumped two per cent and lean hog futures hovered near three-month highs while wholesale beef and pork prices climbed ahead […] Read more

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