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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again sink to two-year bottom

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a two-year low for a second consecutive session on Thursday, weighed on by seasonally slack beef demand, traders said. But, they said, late-session bargain hunting and short-covering lifted CME live cattle from morning lows. Spot-October closed 2.525 cents/lb. lower at 130.7 cents, after […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down to two-year low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday tumbled to a two-year low, and by their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit, amid a seasonal slowdown in beef demand and lower expectations for cash prices this week, traders said. Spot-October and December respectively closed at 133.225 and 135.75 cents/lb., which are also their […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle grind to 16-month low

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday quietly slid to their lowest level since late May 2014, pressured by seasonally sluggish wholesale beef demand, traders said. Global economic worries that sent U.S. stocks tumbling, which triggered selling across various commodities. Monday’s CME live cattle rally was overdone and were “tethered […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting, USDA report boost CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Monday, fueled by bargain hunting and short-covering following a four-day losing streak, traders said. Spot-October closed one cent per pound higher at 137 cents, and December ended up 1.375 cents, to 139.75. Traders said CME live cattle were further supported by Friday’s […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle repeat lows before USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday sank to new contract lows, and hit their lowest in 16 months, for a third consecutive session, pressured by lackluster wholesale beef demand, traders said. Investors exercised caution before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report today at 2 p.m. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle ease to 16-month low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday hit a 16-month bottom, falling to contract lows for a second straight session, on lower wholesale beef values and further cash price weakness, traders said. Spot-October closed 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 136.85 cents, and earlier marked a contract low of 136.525 (all figures […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle sink to new contract lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped to fresh contract lows on Wednesday, and October dropped by the three-cent-per-pound daily price limit, on liquidation ahead of possibly lower cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot-October closed at 137.6 cents, its new contract low (all figures US$). December ended at 139.475 […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares early CME live cattle losses

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Monday after short-covering trumped follow-through selling that initially pressed futures to a 15-month low, traders said. Spot-October closed up 0.875 cent/lb. at 141.475 cents, and December was 0.8 cent higher at 143.175 cents (all figures US$). October was further supported by fewer cattle […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Drops in cash, beef prices topple CME live cattle futures

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Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures at one point on Friday matched their 15-month low, responding to slumping prices for wholesale beef and market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Spot-October closed down 2.350 cents per lb to 140.600 cents, and December was 2.325 cents lower at 142.375 cents. This week, cash cattle in […] Read more

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