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USDA Export Sales, Beef and Pork
Friday, November 25, 2016 - 9:46am | 63The USDA reported today that beef weekly export sales for the period ending November 17th totaled 13,000 tonnes. Sales were up 26 percent from the previous week and up 14 percent from the four week average. There were 1700 tonnes sold for 2017. Pork export sales totaled 22,100 tonnes, sales were up...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Live Cattle Futures Higher
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 3:02pm | 39Wednesday's USDA cattle slaughter was 115,000 head versus a year ago at 112,000 head. December live cattle is trading at 109.72, up 0.37 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 110.72, up 0.55 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 110.35, up 0.50 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Erase Gains
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 12:18pm | 51December live cattle is trading at 108.85, down 0.50 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 109.92, down 0.25 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 109.50, down 0.35 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading choppy and have erased the session gains. Market chatter about consumer demand...
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Live Cattle Futures Little Lower
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 10:47am | 60December live cattle is trading at 109.02, down 0.32 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 109.90, down 0.27 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 109.50, down 0.35 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading choppy and a little lower just after the open. Market chatter about weather for...
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USDA Monthly Cold Storage Report
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 11:00pm | 92The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) monthly cold storage report was released today after the close of livestock trading. The USDA report showed that total red meat supplies in the nation's freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month and up 1 percent from last year. Stocks of...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Live Cattle Futures Higher
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 3:03pm | 39Tuesday's USDA cattle slaughter was 116,000 head versus a year ago at 111,000 head. December live cattle is trading at 109.35, up 0.30 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 110.22, up 0.65 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 109.82, up 0.30 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Little Lower
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 10:57am | 71December live cattle is trading at 108.55, down 0.47 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 109.30, down 0.27 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 109.22, down 0.30 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading choppy and a little lower just after the open. Market chatter about post-holiday...
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Live Cattle Futures Higher
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 10:36am | 96December live cattle is trading at 109.32, up 1.00 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 109.70, up 0.85 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 109.72, up 0.82 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading higher just after the open. Chatter about Friday's USDA cattle on feed report is...
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USDA Cattle on Feed Report; Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 4:11pm | 75The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed Report was released after the close of livestock trading. The USDA November Cattle on Feed report showed placements during October totaled 2.171 million head, down 5 percent versus a year ago. Marketings of fed cattle during October...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Live Cattle Futures Little Changed
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 3:03pm | 39Friday's USDA cattle slaughter was 115,000 head versus a year ago at 108,000 head. December live cattle is trading at 108.20, down 0.02 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 108.77, down 0.02 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 108.90, down 0.07 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Higher
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 10:41am | 81December live cattle is trading at 108.47, up 0.22 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 108.90, up 0.10 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 109.02, up 0.05 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading a little higher just after the open. Chatter about consumer demand, weather for...
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Estimates for USDA Cattle on Feed Report
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 8:36am | 87The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed Report is scheduled for release at 3:00 p.m. ET. The average street estimate for placements during October is near 95.7 percent of last year. The range of estimates is 90.0 percent to 103.8 percent. The average estimate for...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Live Cattle Futures Higher
Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 3:02pm | 39Thursday's USDA cattle slaughter was 116,000 head versus a year ago at 111,000 head. December live cattle is trading at 108.25, up 0.05 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 108.82, up 0.32 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 108.95, up 0.32 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Higher
Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 10:39am | 104December live cattle is trading at 108.72, up 0.52 cents/lb. February live cattle is trading at 108.90, up 0.40 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 108.87, up 0.27 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading a little higher after Wednesday's sharp move up. Chatter about consumer demand ahead...
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USDA Export Sales; Beef and Pork
Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 10:03am | 64The USDA reported today that beef weekly export sales for the period ending November 10th totaled 10,300 tonnes. Sales were down 47 percent from the previous week and down 19 percent from the four week average. There were 600 tonnes sold for 2017. Pork export sales totaled 16,300 tonnes. Sales were...