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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling after steady cash sales

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased as much as one per cent on Thursday, weighed down by technical selling and steady deals in cash markets in the southern Plains, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures weakened for the fourth straight session on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The market had climbed to life-of-contract […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle with 100-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle weaken on profit-taking, hogs firmer

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished slightly lower on Monday as traders locked in profits in end-of-year position squaring, after prices earlier touched contract highs, traders said. Lean hog futures were mostly higher, buoyed by short-covering and position squaring on the final trading day of the month, quarter and year. Cattle futures […] Read more
CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher on technical buying, weather

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures edged higher on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and as wintry weather in the U.S. Plains hampered transportation of animals to market, traders and analysts said. Heavy snowfall, rains and falling temperatures in much of the central U.S. stressed livestock, likely slowing weight gains in […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle jump to contract highs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed to life-of-contract highs on Thursday as a storm brought blizzard-like conditions to much of the Plains cattle belt, stoking expectations of higher prices for the animals in cash markets, traders said. Heavy snow could impede transportation of cattle to market in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and elsewhere while […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on technical buying

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with cattle buoyed by expectations for gains in cash markets while hogs climbed on short covering after staying above Monday’s six-week lows, traders and analysts said. Prices for both cattle and hogs moved in relatively narrow ranges on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […] Read more
CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs slump on technical selloff, cash worries

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures declined as much as 1.4 per cent on Monday in technical selling and worries of weaker prices for hogs in cash markets, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures, meanwhile, were mostly higher on light chart-based buying in an abbreviated session at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ahead of […] Read more
CME February 2019 live cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle rise on firm cash prices

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with firm cash cattle markets supporting actively traded nearby months. Forecasts for possible winter weather in the U.S. Plains next week, which could slow down weight gains and cattle marketings, added further support. Feedlot cattle in Nebraska traded at mostly $119/cwt […] Read more
CME January 2019 feeder cattle with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: February hogs down, cattle up ahead of USDA data

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged higher while hog futures eased slightly on Thursday as traders awaited the release of two key U.S. government reports. The U.S. Agriculture Department reports, released after the market closed, showed that the U.S. hog herd was slightly lower than analysts were expecting, at 102 per […] Read more
CME February 2019 lean hogs with 200-day moving average. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle end mixed ahead of supply reports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday as traders squared positions ahead of two key U.S. government reports due on Thursday, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release its monthly cattle on feed report and its quarterly hogs and pigs report […] Read more

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