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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Sagging beef prices drag on CME live cattle

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle resumed their recent downtrend on Monday after the seasonal drop in wholesale beef values trimmed last Friday’s futures gains, traders said. Spot-October settled down 0.95 cent, to 122.125 cents/lb,, and December 1.15 cents lower at 130.225 cents (all figures US$). Monday morning’s wholesale choice beef price, […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap four-day losing streak

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished the week on a positive note, fueled by short-covering and bargain hunting that halted future’s four-day skid, traders said. Spot-October settled 1.675 cents higher at 123.075 cents/lb., and December 1.375 cents higher at 131.375 cents (all figures US$). CME live cattle’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slid to a two-year low for a second consecutive session, after investors sold October and bought deferred months in anticipation of more cash price weakness, traders said. Spot-October settled at 121.4 cents/lb., down 3.275 cents, and December 0.925 cent lower at 130 cents […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit two-year low on beef, cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday drifted to a two-year low, with October down the 4.5-cent daily price limit, as wholesale beef values and preliminary cash prices continued to sag, traders said. Spot-October settled at 124.675 cents/lb. (all figures US$). December ended 3.225 cents lower at 130.925 cents. Live […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle slump limit down

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday fell by their three-cent daily price limit as lower-trending wholesale beef values stirred expectations for another round of weaker cash prices later this week, traders said. Spot-October and December closed at 129.175 and 134.150 cents/lb., respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading limit […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firm after choppy day

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished mostly firm on Monday after a volatile session stirred by bear spreading as investors sold the October contract and bought deferred months, traders said. They added that negative market fundamentals and anticipation of possible deliveries next Monday (Oct. 5) contributed to active bear spreading. […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters send CME live cattle, feeders limit up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up their three-cents-per-pound daily price limit, ignited by active short-covering and bargain hunting after contracts recently tumbled to two-year lows, traders said. Spot-October and December finished at 133.7 and 137 cents/lb., respectively (all figures US$). Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded […] Read more
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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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