Livestock Markets

* Feeder futures follow live cattle higher * CME hogs climb on futures' discount to cash By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday gained for a third straight session, helped by recent wholesale beef price advances that may contribute to record-high cash prices this week, traders said.

* CME live cattle end mixed in quiet trading * Feeder cattle futures weakened by firm corn * CME resumes lean hog, feeder cattle indexes * USDA delays monthly cattle, storage reports By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs ended lower for a third straight session on Monday, pressured by

Oct 17 (Reuters) - Due to the suspension of USDA's daily slaughter report amid the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the following estimates were provided by analytical market research firm Urner Barry. Averages of the analysts' estimates are rounded to nearest thousand head. HOGS CATTLE Thursday 10/17/2013 (est) 430,000 121,000 Week-ago slaughter (est)* 432,000 122,000

* Feeder cattle track CME live cattle advances * USDA cattle report release unlikely on Friday * Hog prices up on fund buying, short-covering * CME posts final October 2013 hog futures settlement By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, supported by the steep

* Profit taking drags down CME live cattle * Feeder futures fall as corn prices climb By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures prices finished more than 1 percent higher on Tuesday as fund buying rallied the market from early-session lows, traders and analysts said. They said nearby hog

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Due to the suspension of USDA's daily slaughter report amid the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the following estimates were provided by analytical market research firm Urner Barry. Averages of the analyst estimates are rounded to nearest thousand head. HOGS CATTLE Tuesday 10/15/2013 (est) 432,000 122,000 Week-ago slaughter (est) 433,000 122,000

Oct 15 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday, pressured by deliveries the exchange posted late Monday, traders and analysts said.

* Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle * Most hog futures slip on fund liquidation By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose to new highs for a second straight session on Friday fueled by a shortage of supplies, traders and analysts said. October feeder cattle ended

* CME live cattle up on cash price optimism * Hog futures snapback on fund buying, spreads By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday rose to a record high for the second time this week as reduced corn costs encourage feedlots to buy young cattle. Chicago

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Due to the suspension of USDA's daily slaughter report amid the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the following estimates were provided by analytical market research firm Urner Barry. Averages of the analyst estimates are rounded to nearest thousand head. HOGS CATTLE Tuesday 10/08/2013 (est) 433,000 122,000 Week-ago slaughter (est) 433,000 123,000