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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions

By GFM Network News July 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday following the roll by funds out of August into deferred months ahead of similar moves beginning on Friday, traders said. Friday is the first of five days in which funds in CME’s live cattle and lean hog markets that track the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

By GFM Network News July 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid to a one-month low, pressured by concerns over possibly more supplies ahead, traders said. July ended down 0.475 cent/lb. to 81.575 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded August finished 2.625 cents lower at 80.625 cents. The government’s quarterly hog report in late […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle advance on cash market optimism

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 5, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rebounded from early-session weakness on Tuesday to close higher for the fifth time in six trading sessions on expectations for firm cash cattle prices this week. Feeder cattle futures also climbed, drawing some support from sharply lower corn prices, while lean hogs ended mixed. Cattle futures markets […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences thin trade

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 5, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Many auction barns are in holiday mode and the shortened holiday week further shrunk market activity. In any case, feedlot operations on both sides of the border are focused on selling fed cattle and assessing current financial damage rather than bringing in replacements. The […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking but gain for week

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News July 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Friday, snapping their longest streak of gains in a month as investors locked in profits ahead of the three-day July 4 holiday weekend, traders said. Feeder cattle futures also slumped in a profit-taking setback while lean hogs were narrowly mixed […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up fourth straight day

By GFM Network News June 30, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended a winning streak to four sessions on Thursday with help from better-than-expected cash prices and firm wholesale beef values, traders said. June live cattle, which expired at noon CT, closed 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 120 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded August ended […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cash optimism lifts live cattle third straight day

By GFM Network News June 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Wednesday, with help from expectations of steady or better cash prices by week’s end, traders said. June live cattle, which expires on Thursday, closed 1.825 cents/lb. higher at 118.9 cents. Most actively traded August ended up […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle up on short-covering, hogs mostly higher

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 28, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained for the second straight session on Tuesday, rising on short-covering and bull-spreading amid expectations for gains in cash cattle prices this week, traders and analysts said. A rebound in stock markets following declines tied to Britain’s decision in a referendum last week to exit the European […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Large beef supplies weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News June 28, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $8-$12 on average while isolated sales dropped nearly $20. The sharp fall in the fed cattle market was the main reason for the deteriorating buying interest. Just when feedlots thought the worst was over, the market gave them another dose of reality. The retail market […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Big U.S. cattle placements in May point to more meat in Q3

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 25, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots for fattening surged by 10 per cent in May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday in data that suggested beef supplies will be ample and prices potentially lower in the third quarter of 2016. However, analysts polled by Reuters predicted the spike in placements. […] Read more

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Tag Archives cattle futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle drop as funds roll August positions

U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance on cash market optimism

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences thin trade

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking but gain for week

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up fourth straight day

U.S. livestock: Cash optimism lifts live cattle third straight day

U.S. livestock: Cattle up on short-covering, hogs mostly higher

Klassen: Large beef supplies weigh on feeder market

Big U.S. cattle placements in May point to more meat in Q3

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