Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures hovered near recent contract highs on Thursday as traders said cash prices galloped to new highs.
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures hover near highs as cash prices jump
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.
Klassen: Higher packer bids enhance feeder complex
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending April 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the U.S. threatened to to block Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm concerns.
U.S. livestock: Chicago lean hogs resume climb
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago lean hog futures resumed an upward trajectory on Friday after Thursday's dip while live cattle fluctuated on either side of unchanged.
U.S. livestock: Hogs slip on news China cancelled some U.S. pork shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most Chicago lean hog futures slid on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported China had canceled 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork exports in the week ending April 17.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, nearby hogs edge down
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures continue to rise on Wednesday while nearby lean hog contracts edged downward.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle resume climb, hogs gain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures resumed their upward trajectory on Tuesday after Monday's dip, which had been influenced by threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to sack the Federal Reserve chair.
Klassen: Fall fed cattle supply concerns strengthen feeder complex
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending April 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to $3 above week-ago levels. Many auction barns did not have sales due to Good Friday but sale volumes were also smaller at active locations.