CME December 2018 live cattle with 200-day moving average in purple. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, gaining against hogs

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday on optimism about firmer cash cattle trade this week and inter-market spreading against hog futures, traders said. The market shrugged off bearish cattle and beef data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Monday’s Cold Storage and […] Read more

CME December 2018 live cattle, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on technical buying

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the most-active December contract rallying from a one-week low on technical buying and anticipation of strong consumer demand, traders said. The market shook off pressure from bearish data in Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cold storage report, which showed total […] Read more



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U.S. livestock: Cattle climb ahead of USDA supply report

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher on Friday, boosted by short-covering in a rebound from an earlier one-week low, traders and analysts said. Traders also were squaring their positions ahead of the U.S. Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, which was released after the close of trading. The slightly […] Read more


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U.S. livestock: Hog futures widely mixed on spreading

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were widely mixed on Thursday, with nearby contracts gaining on the back of higher hog prices in cash markets while deferred futures contracts lost ground, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures, both live and feeder, continued to decline as traders locked in profits following the six-month highs […] Read more

CME October 2018 lean hogs, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Hog futures near three-month high

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to a nearly three-month high on Wednesday, boosted by gains in cash hog markets, before futures trimmed gains to finish the session mixed. Cattle futures were nearly flat on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in technical trading as dealers awaited a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle […] Read more



CME October 2018 live cattle, with 200-day moving average in purple. (Barchart.com)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures settled narrowly mixed on Monday, with some contracts easing slightly after prices surged to six-month highs following strong sales in cash markets late on Friday, traders said. Front-month October live cattle jumped to a peak of 113.975 cents/lb., highest since March 14, before settling at 113.425 cents, […] Read more



CME October 2018 live cattle, with 20-day moving average in blue. (Barchart.com)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended mixed on Thursday as nearby contracts were anchored by their premium to cash market prices while deferred months firmed to contract highs on a strong demand outlook, traders said. Feeder cattle futures followed deferred live cattle contracts higher, along with continued support from a slumping corn […] Read more