Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rose across the board on Friday with cattle continuing a run of record-setting prices.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to surge as U.S. cattle on feed inventory declines
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue upward march
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their upward march on Thursday after Wednesday’s jump, while lean hogs were mixed.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as funds take huge net long position
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures climbed to life of contract highs on Wednesday, as funds took a massive net long position, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs dip
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mixed as trade resumed following the U.S. long weekend. Most active April live cattle futures closed with small losses, reaching 197.325 cents per pound, down 0.175 cents. February live cattle gained 0.300 cents to close at 197.050 cents per pound.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs continue losses; cattle futures mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed lower on Friday, continuing a streak of losses. Most active April lean hogs settled at 88.325 cents a pound, down 2.225 cents. February lean hogs closed at 81.123 cents a pound, down 1.175 cents.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle steady to lower; feeders, hogs climb
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live cattle futures were steady to lower on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as speculative profit-taking weighed on prices.
U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures dipped on Monday after reaching record highs last week. Most active February live cattle closed at 197.400 cents per pound, down 1.375 cents from Friday. The second-most active April futures closed at 198.200, down 1.275 cents.
U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures added small gains to contract highs, Friday. Most active February live cattle futures closed at 198.775 cents per pound, up 1.175 cents from Thursday. April live cattle were up 1.200 cents to 199.475 cents a pound.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures take back losses to hit fresh highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures hit fresh highs on Thursday after Wednesday’s technical reversal.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.
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