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U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit up on strong cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters June 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled up their three cent per pound daily price limit on Thursday, fueled by short-covering following stronger-than-expected cash prices, said traders. Fund buying and futures’ discounts to this week’s cash returns enhanced market gains, they said. June and August closed limit up at 127.425 and 124.7

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U.S. livestock: Fund buying extends live cattle gains

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 31, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The previous session’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle advances carried over into Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering on the final trading session of the month, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s initial cash prices provided additional market support, they said. June ended up 1.45 cents/lb. to 124.425

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recoup some recent losses

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday reversed some of their recent losses, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices, said traders. They said some investors sold June futures and simultaneously bought deferred months ahead of the first notice day for June cattle deliveries on Monday.

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 30, 2017

After the recent rally, cattle buyers noted that price spreads between weight categories came back in line with traditional levels this week. Shorter-keep yearlings were steady to $4 weaker compared to seven days earlier; mid-weight cattle from 700 to 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while feeders under 700 lbs. were $4 to $8 higher. On

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U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday finished sharply lower, hit by fund liquidation and the morning’s bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture Cattle on Feed report, said traders. The report showed the number of cattle placed in feedlots in April hit a 14-year high for the month. Traders said fund

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U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday reversed some of their recent losses, stirred by fund buying and bargain hunting as the U.S. Memorial Day holiday approaches, said traders. They said futures’ discounts to this week’s cash prices attracted would-be buyers. June closed 1.8 cents/lb. higher at 123.925 cents, and above

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat following initial cash prices

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters May 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts slumped on Wednesday, pulled down by technical selling and lower preliminary cash prices, said traders. June closed 0.95 cent/lb. lower at 122.125 cents (all figures US$). August closed 1.4 cents lower at 119.925 cents, and below the 10-day moving average of 120.13 cents. Wednesday morning’s

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U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose to a three-month high on Tuesday while live cattle declined as some investors unwound hog-cattle spreads, traders and analysts said. Traders locked in profits on long cattle-short hog spreads, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle declining for the first time in four sessions and easing from

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U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on cash discount, bear-spreading

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer May 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures extended gains to a nearly two-week high on Monday, lifted by bear-spreading and futures’ discount to trades in the cash steer market, traders said. Feeder cattle futures jumped two per cent and lean hog futures hovered near three-month highs while wholesale beef and pork prices climbed ahead

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 22, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were rather subdued this past week; average prices were unchanged from seven days earlier. However, the bloom has come off the rose as the extreme highs from earlier in May have evaporated. Late in the week, shorter-keep cattle appeared to trade $3-$5 higher, especially on higher-quality larger groups. Major feedlot

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Tag Archives Feeder cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit up on strong cash prices

U.S. livestock: Fund buying extends live cattle gains

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recoup some recent losses

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

U.S. livestock: Bearish USDA report rattles CME live cattle

U.S. livestock: Funds, bargain buying rally live cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat following initial cash prices

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain, cattle ease on spread unwinding

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit two-week high on cash discount, bear-spreading

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

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