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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally continues

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 28, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs once again on Tuesday, with expectations for declining U.S. inventories behind some of the buying interest.

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Monday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit fresh contract highs on Monday, while feeder cattle ran into resistance and backed away from their own highs to settle with small losses.


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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall with grains

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 16, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as losses in the grains and oilseeds spilled into the livestock markets.

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures boosted by strong beef prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 15, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Wednesday, as rising beef prices underpinned the markets.


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Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. Livestock: Falling temps boost cattle futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 6, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Monday, hitting fresh contract highs in many months as forecasts calling for cold temperatures across United States ranching areas raised concerns over reduced weight gains for grazing cattle.

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit highest levels since July
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit highest levels since July

By Reuters, Tom Polansek November 29, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Supply concerns and follow-through buying pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures to their highest level since July on Friday after Washington said it may continue blocking imports of Mexican cattle until next year.


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Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle close higher, lean hogs fall ahead of USDA report

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters September 26, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feeder and live cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, as technical trading, a steady cash market and weakness in grain futures gave cattle contracts a boost.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle close mostly lower, consolidating after 2-month top

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters September 25, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Wednesday, consolidating a day after the benchmark December contract LCZ25 set a near two-month high.


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Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end mostly higher as Wall Street climbs

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters September 24, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Benchmark December live cattle futures LCZ24 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to their highest in nearly two months on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and a rosy outlook for beef demand tied to strength in Wall Street equity markets, analysts said.

File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strengthen on healthy US export demand, positioning

By Renee Hickman, Reuters September 19, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures jumped on Thursday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly cattle on feed report and saw strong U.S. export demand, according to analysts.


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