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Live Cattle Futures Extend Losses
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 12:41pm | 48February live cattle is trading at 115.60, down 0.57 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 114.15, down 0.65 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 104.00, down 0.55 cents/lb Live cattle futures have extended the session losses. Market chatter about trade policy and consumer demand ahead...
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Live Cattle Futures Little Higher
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 10:43am | 62February live cattle is trading at 116.50, up 0.30 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 114.87, up 0.05 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 104.75, up 0.20 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading steady to higher after Monday's plunge. Market chatter about cash prices and consumer...
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Lean Hog Futures Little Higher
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 10:39am | 69February lean hogs are trading at 67.55, up 0.45 cents/lb. April lean hogs are trading at 68.57, up 0.35 cents/lb. June lean hogs are trading at 77.07, up 0.07 cents/lb Lean hog futures are trading a little higher just after the open. Monday's USDA hog slaughter was 443,000 head versus 438, head...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Live Cattle Futures Sharply Lower
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 3:02pm | 38Monday's USDA cattle slaughter was 115,000 head versus 111,000 head a year ago. February live cattle is trading at 116.10, down 2.22 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 114.55, down 2.77 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 104.40, down 2.60 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Plunge
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 10:32am | 119February live cattle is trading at 116.30, down 1.97 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 114.82, down 2.50 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 104.70, down 2.27 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading sharply lower just after the open. Market chatter about Friday's USDA cattle of feed...
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USDA Cattle on Feed report
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 4:53pm | 67The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed Report was released today after the close of livestock futures trading. The USDA report showed cattle moving into feed yards (placements) during December totaled 1.795 million head, 18 percent above December 2015. Marketings of fed...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Cattle Futures Lower
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 3:01pm | 38Friday's USDA cattle slaughter was 103,000 head versus 107,000 head a year ago. February live cattle is trading at 118.25, down 0.45 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 117.07, down 0.50 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 106.67, down 0.52 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Trading Lower
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 10:45am | 99February live cattle is trading at 118.25, down 0.45 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 117.07, down 0.50 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 106.75, down 0.42 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading lower just after the open. Market chatter about cash prices and the USDA cattle of...
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Estimates for USDA Cattle on Feed report
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 7:24am | 106The 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 cattle moving into feed yards (placements) during December is near 108.5 percent of last year. The range of estimates is 103.5 percent to 114 percent of...
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter; Cattle Futures Move Down
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 3:03pm | 38Thursday's USDA cattle slaughter was 113,000 head versus 112,000 head a year ago. February live cattle is trading at 118.47, down 1.42 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 117.35, down 1.35 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 106.85, down 1.25 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Trading Lower
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 10:38am | 78February live cattle is trading at 119.47, down 0.40 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 118.20, down 0.47 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 107.75, down 0.35 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading lower just after the open. Market chatter about cash prices, weather and the...
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USDA Export Sales; Beef and Pork
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 9:43am | 36The USDA reported today that beef weekly export sales for the current year period ending January 19th totaled 21,800 tonnes. The USDA reported that pork export sales for the current year period ending January 19th totaled 36,200 tonnes.
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USDA Daily Cattle Slaughter, Live Cattle Futures Little Changed
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 3:02pm | 38Wednesday's USDA cattle slaughter was 112,000 head versus 110,000 head a year ago. February live cattle is trading at 119.77, up 0.10 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 118.52, up 0.12 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 108.00, down 0.15 cents/lb.
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Live Cattle Futures Move Up
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 12:18pm | 53February live cattle is trading at 119.07, up 0.65 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 119.10, up 0.65 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 108.65, up 0.52 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading higher after showing weakness early in the day. Market chatter about cash prices, weather...
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Live Cattle Futures Little Lower
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 10:41am | 86February live cattle is trading at 119.35, down 0.32 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 118.05, down 0.35 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 107.87, down 0.27 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading lower just after the open. Market chatter about yesterday's USDA cold storage...