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CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of long weekend

Lean hogs follow cash hog index lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ticked upward Thursday, while packers backed off of buying ahead of the Labour Day holiday week that will limit slaughter, analysts said. “There was some light trade today, slightly lower than last week,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital Management. “I don’t know
CME October 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb as traders eye seasonal supply shifts

Cattle futures down ahead of long weekend

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Wednesday, finding support as traders gauged pork demand and watched for signs of a seasonal influx of market-ready hogs. “We still have an index that’s higher than the October. It usually doesn’t close the gap until we get into September a week or
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle dip as traders weigh cash, consumer demand

Hog futures down on supply expectations

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday after four days of gains, as traders look for direction from consumer demand amid tight cattle supplies, analysts said. “I think we’ve been sideways for cattle now for over a month and, I guess until we see a change on the product
CME October 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain as heat impacts producers

Seasonal pressures drag on hog futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Friday as processors looked to incentivize market-ready cattle movement while producers struggled against high temperatures on the U.S. Plains, analysts said. “We saw packers willing to pay up to keep stuff moving. With the hot weather, you had probably reduced performance and a
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs dip as seasonal pressures mount

Live cattle futures eased slightly as cash trade remains light

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third session on Wednesday, as seasonal pressure mixed with weaker pork prices, analysts said. “This time of year for October hogs, it’s tough to know which direction to go in,” said Joe Kooima, commodity broker at Kooima Kooima Varilek Trading Inc, noting
CME October 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Weather

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease, heat impacts in focus

Seasonal hog supplies pressure futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday after two sessions higher, as traders watch to see the impact of sweltering temperatures on slaughter-ready cattle, analysts said. “The heat does hurt the weights. That’s been an issue for a lot of the south, for a lot of the summer,” said
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on fewer feedlot placements

Lean hog futures down with cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed for a second session on Monday, supported by a bigger-than-expected drop in cattle placements in July, reported after market close on Friday. “In terms of slaughter ready cattle, we’re still relatively tight,” said Austin Schroeder, analyst at Brugler Marketing. In the U.S. Department of
CME October 2023 live cattle with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover from six-week low

U.S. cattle-on-feed data seen as supportive

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday after dropping to a six-week low, as traders adjusted positions before a government report showed lower-than-expected placements in U.S. feedlots last month. The data, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued after trading ended, should further support cattle futures next
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set two-week low

Lean hogs touch June low

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures stumbled to their lowest level in more than two weeks on Wednesday, while lean hogs hit their lowest price since June. Drought prompted U.S. cattle producers to reduce their herds since last year by driving up feed costs and reducing the amount of pasture available
CME October 2023 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Technical selling extends setback in CME lean hogs

Live cattle futures generally sideways

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Chicago | Reuters — Chart-based selling drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lower on Tuesday, brokers said, as the market extended a recent setback. Most-active October lean hog futures fell 0.95 cent, or 1.2 per cent, to settle at 78.2 cents/lb. and touched their lowest price since July 3 (all figures US$). The contract

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