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Livestock market report

May 29, 2013

The amounts of cattle moved to markets across Manitoba during the week ended May 24 varied by region, with northern markets seeing strong numbers and yards in the south seeing fewer cattle. Farmers in the south were busy with field work and seeding, so fewer individuals were marketing their cattle and numbers were down during

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-US live cattle prices gain on futures’ discount to cash

By Reuters May 29, 2013

* Feeder cattle follow CME live cattle higher * Hogs mixed, pork price drop stirs bear spreads By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 28 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose modestly on Tuesday, aided by futures' discount to recent cash prices, traders and analysts said. CME live cattle also drew support from the uptick

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Short-covering rallies US live cattle before holiday

By Reuters May 25, 2013

* Live cattle advances lift feeder futures * CME hogs rise with cash, pork demand optimism By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 24 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday aided by short-covering ahead of the May 25 to May 27 U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. CME

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Lower cash prices drag down US live cattle futures

By Reuters May 24, 2013

* CME live cattle prices drag despite new beef price record * Feeders track lower cattle futures, firm corn * Weaker cash hog, pork values drop hog futures By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday as lower cash cattle prices weighed, analysts and traders said.

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle jump with new beef price record

By Reuters May 22, 2013

* Live cattle climb lifts feeder futures * CME hogs up with wholesale pork values By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday closed higher after wholesale beef prices notched another record high fueled by grilling demand and tight supplies, said traders and analysts. Supermarkets are also

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures shrug off pig virus sell off

By Reuters May 21, 2013

* Live cattle jump as beef prices set new record * Feeder futures follow CME live cattle higher By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs recovered on Monday from Friday's selloff, led in part by news of a hog virus outbreak in Iowa's pig population, said traders and analysts. Last

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-US live cattle futures sag ahead of USDA report

By Reuters May 18, 2013

* Cattle data seen neutral to futures on Monday * Feeders drop in tandem with live cattle futures * Fund selling, pig disease guide CME hogs lower By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Friday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of

Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. hog futures climb with rising pork prices

By Reuters May 17, 2013

* Live cattle slip before Friday's USDA report * Feeders weaken by modest live cattle losses By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on Thursday lifted by strong wholesale pork values in tight seasonal supplies, analysts and traders said. CME June hogs settled up 0.950 cent to

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

By Reuters May 15, 2013

* Seasonal highs may be in for cattle * Position-squaring before Friday's cattle-on-feed * Hogs turn own as packer profits erode By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on trade ideas that the top of cash markets are set following a series of gains

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK – Most U.S. live cattle dip despite record-high beef

By Reuters May 15, 2013

* Trade anticipating top in beef prices * Demand for lower-priced pork expected to increase * Good demand for heavier weight feeder cattle By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 14 (Reuters) - Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures contracts eased on Tuesday in anticipation of a seasonal top soon in beef markets and despite a

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LIVESTOCK-US live cattle futures sag ahead of USDA report

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