CME live cattle futures weakened by cash price uncertainty

April 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking and uncertainty regarding cash prices this week, traders said. * Sell stops and fund liquidation exerted more CME live cattle pressure, they said. * There were no deliveries reported by CME late on Tuesday against the April live

Easter lamb trade affects April 2 sheep and goat sale

New-crop lamb prices have not returned to levels of two or three years ago

The Winnipeg Livestock Auction received 700 sheep and goats for the April 2 sale. There appeared to be a decrease in the expected Easter lamb prices. The strong bidding was on the younger and well-developed quality ewes. The cull ewes were clearly identified by the lower bids. There appeared to be no differences between the


Ewes and lambs market chart.

Easter lamb prices continue to rise on strong bidding

There was also strong demand for goat kids with prices reaching $2.87 per pound

The warm weather drew about 200 sheep and goats to the March 19 Winnipeg Livestock Auction sale. Determined buyers made for some wild and exciting bidding. Prices of the lambs have increased from the last sale. Ewes were strictly graded upon the quality of the animal, with culls facing limited interest from buyers and low



LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle futures gain 6th straight week

* Wholesale beef prices set new record * CME feeder cattle finish mostly lower * Lower cash prices pressure hog futures By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Friday and finished with their sixth straight weekly gain, boosted as wholesale beef prices stayed at record



CME live cattle futures reach new high with cash prices

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday climbed to a fresh high, with support from buying left over following Wednesday's record-breaking cash and wholesale beef prices, traders said. * The U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly export data on Thursday for the period ended Jan. 9 showed U.S. beef sales at