Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Monday and live cattle futures ended mostly lower, as the market struggled to find clear direction, traders said.
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle futures firm, hog futures turn lower
U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures up on strong wholesale prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures bounced on Friday as strong cash prices buoyed futures markets, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, feeder cattle turn higher on bargain buying
Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures turned higher on Thursday on a spate of bargain-buying, after the most-active August contract LHQ24 set a new low during the session, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures close down the daily limit on oversupply
Reading Time: < 1 minute CME lean hog futures LHQ24 closed limit down on Wednesday as a hefty oversupply and weak demand from consumers dragged futures lower, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on dip in consumer demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute CME live and feeder cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday as cutout values fell and consumer demand waned following the end of major steak-eating holidays, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mostly down on demand questions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Monday, shedding a post-holiday rally on demand concerns and news that beef-loving Argentines are cutting back on buying steaks as the country's economy slumps.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures continue rally on steady demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday as consumer demand for beef remains high and as U.S. cattle herds continue to undergo a period of contraction, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher in light pre-holiday trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second session on Wednesday, supported by strong wholesale beef prices and light technical trading ahead of the U.S. July Fourth holiday, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs higher, on month-end positioning
Flooding in Midwest provides some support for hogs as roads, rail lines washed out around processors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on Friday on technical trading, month-end positioning and ongoing concerns that high retail beef prices could chill consumer demand later this summer, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Hog futures turn lower ahead of USDA hog-pig report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures turned lower on Thursday, ahead of a quarterly government report that many traders had predicted would show that U.S. farmers had a slightly larger hog herd, traders said.
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