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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday shrugged off Thursday’s losses, with October up the three-cents/lb. daily price limit on short-covering and technical buying, traders said. October live cattle ended limit up at 104.4 cents/lb. after breaking through the 10-day moving average of 103.89 cents (all figures US$). December closed

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Wednesday following softer wholesale beef values and this week’s disappointing cash prices, traders said. The thinly traded August live cattle contract, which expired at noon CT, closed up 0.45 cent/lb. at 111.95 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded October and December

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Tuesday closed in positive territory for the first time in 12 sessions, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. August live cattle, which will expire on Wednesday, closed up 0.75 cent/lb. to 111.5 cents (all figures US$). Most actively