LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures settle mixed, hogs lower

* CME feeder cattle end firm By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with the December contract supported by steady cash expectations for this week while bearish spreads pressured the February contract, traders said. Cash cattle asking prices in Texas and Kansas surfaced at









Weekly livestock auction

For week ending Nov. 22, 2013

The first real snowfall of the year, seen on Nov. 17, didn’t keep the cattle away at Manitoba’s auction yards during the week ended Nov. 22. The snow made for some messier conditions and caused a few cancellations here and there, but overall didn’t interfere too much with cattle marketing in Manitoba during the week.