Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures closed slightly down on Friday while lean hogs continued to gain.
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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up, cattle edge down
U.S. livestock: Cattle contracts regain strength, hogs edge down
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures returned to gains on Thursday after two days of losses, while all but the most distant hog contracts edged down.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue slump, hogs rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures slid for the second consecutive day on Wednesday while hog futures continued to climb.
U.S. livestock: Cattle fall on unconfirmed screwworm report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures fell on Tuesday as an unconfirmed report of a case of New World screwworm led to a sell-off.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed as report shows inventory down
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures were mixed on the eve of the Memorial Day weekend as this month's cattle on feed report showed a decline in inventory. Hogs fell.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned higher on Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend and wholesale prices continued to rise on consumer beef demand, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb as wholesale US beef prices firm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle firmed on Wednesday as wholesale prices continued to rise and consumer demand for beef has stayed strong amid the U.S. grilling season, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs, cattle mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday even as consumer demand remained strong ahead of Memorial Day.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef boxes recover some losses
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made small gains on Friday, providing little relief at the end of a tough week. The August live cattle contract gained US$0.900 per hundredweight to close at US$206.750. Meanwhile, August feeder cattle saw an increase of US$1.775/cwt. to end the day at US$297.600. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Futures fall, boxed beef prices up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures tumbled farther off the contract highs hit earlier in the week on Thursday. Profit taking, as well as comments from Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King that cattle herds were “very close” to a rebuild at a conference on Wednesday, caused August live cattle futures to fall and that pressure continued on Thursday. The […] Read more