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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

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Cattle contracts and nearby hog futures ended the week on a high note after a week rife with losses. Most-traded December lean hog futures closed at 79.400 cents a pound, up 0.425 cents. February contracts lost 0.475 cents to settle at 79.350 cents per pound. The USDA reported pork carcass cutout value at $98.98 per
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent

Chicago cattle futures fell on Thursday but to a lesser degree compared to Wednesday’s limit-down drop. Most-active December live cattle closed down 1.750 cents to 218.775 cents per pound. February contracts settled at 216.750 cents a pound, down 1.375 cents. Most-active January feeder contracts closed down 4.375 cents at 315.600 cents a pound. March contracts
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back, hogs continue slide

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Chicago cattle futures fell back on Tuesday. Hogs continued to slide. Most-active December live cattle futures closed at 227.775 cents a pound, down 4.425 cents. February contracts lost 5.025 cents to settle at 225.375 cents per pound. Most-active January feeder contracts lost 7.300 cents to close at 329.225 cents a pound. March feeders settled at
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain

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Chicago cattle futures slipped back on Friday after Thursday’s pause. Hog futures crept upward. Most-active December live cattle futures closed at 229.675 cents a pound, down 1.425 cents. February contracts closed at 227.675 cents per pound, down 1.825 cents. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled at 331.900 cents per pound, down 2.325 cents. March feeders
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle regain ground, hogs dip

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Chicago cattle futures regained ground on Wednesday after falling off a cliff late last week. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 230.900 cents a pound, up 4.325 cents. February futures settled at 229.450 cents, up 5.350 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 9.150 cents to close at 334.025 cents per pound.
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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out

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Chicago live cattle futures leveled out to finish on either side of unchanged, Tuesday, after days of precipitous declines. Feeders continued to fall. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 226.575 cents a pound, down 0.600 cents. February contracts rose by 0.100 cents to settle at 224.100 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on concerns over Trump’s push to lower prices

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Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures tumbled on Monday, extending a steep slide after President Donald Trump complained last week that prices were too high. Traders said they were increasingly expecting that Trump’s administration will encourage more imports of beef and cattle in a bid to offset tight U.S. supplies and bring down prices

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