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U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly firm on short covering

By GFM Network News September 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly higher on Friday, lifted by end-of-week short covering following a decline to nine-month lows a day earlier, traders said. Futures, however, remain anchored by plentiful supplies of market-ready cattle and weak cash markets as fed cattle in the U.S. Plains this week traded […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering, bargain buying boost CME hogs

By GFM Network News August 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday after bargain buyers and investors covering short positions reversed Tuesday’s slide to an 8-1/2 month low, traders said. Prior to Wednesday’s session CME hogs had a relative strength index (RSI) reading of 17. An RSI below 30 suggests a market is […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supplies drag CME hogs to eight-month low

By GFM Network News August 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday were weakened by falling prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs along with softer wholesale pork values as supplies build seasonally, said traders. They said packers also have more livestock at their disposal as packing plants prepare to shut down for the upcoming Labour […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. July feedlot cattle placements smaller than expected

By GFM Network News August 25, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers in July placed 2.7 per cent more cattle in U.S. feedlots than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, which fell short of average analysts’ forecasts. Dwindling profits for feedyards, after being paid less for their cattle by packers, discouraged them from buying calves for fattening […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle gain before USDA report, but off highs

By GFM Network News August 25, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle posted modest gains on Friday after investors tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts polled by Reuters expect the report to show 6.2 per cent more cattle entered feedlots in July than a […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from nine-month low

By GFM Network News August 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled higher on Thursday after short-covering and bargain buying rescued futures from a nine-month low earlier in the session, said traders. Technical buying and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday provided more market support. August, which will expire […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle resume trek to nine-month low

By GFM Network News August 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday hit a nine-month low for the fourth time in the past five sessions, led by seasonally soft wholesale beef demand and lower initial cash prices, said traders. Fund liquidation contributed to declines after deferred contracts slipped below key technical support levels, they said. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break four-session losing skid

By GFM Network News August 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled higher for the first time in five sessions, spurred by short-covering and bargain buying, said traders. Some contracts punched through key technical resistance barriers, which triggered fund buying and pre-established buy orders. August ended 0.725 cent/lb. higher at 106.725 cents (all figures […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

By GFM Network News August 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased to their lowest level in nine months on Monday as the seasonal supply build-up pressured wholesale beef prices for a third consecutive session, traders said. They said bullish traders worried that plentiful cattle numbers might again result in lower prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle again sink to nine-month bottom, but off lows

By GFM Network News August 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures pared losses on Friday after falling to their lowest level in nine months, led by this week’s steep cash price drop and seasonally downward-trending wholesale beef values, said traders. Bargain buying and traders covering their short positions lifted contracts from session lows, and futures remained […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly firm on short covering

U.S. livestock: Short-covering, bargain buying boost CME hogs

U.S. livestock: Supplies drag CME hogs to eight-month low

U.S. July feedlot cattle placements smaller than expected

U.S. livestock: Live cattle gain before USDA report, but off highs

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from nine-month low

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle resume trek to nine-month low

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break four-session losing skid

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

U.S. livestock: Live cattle again sink to nine-month bottom, but off lows

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