Live cattle futures closed Friday with some strength, as contracts were up 90 cents to $1.12. February was down $1.15 this week. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with $229-230 sales reported,...
Lean hog futures extended the pullback from Wednesday with losses of 20 to 55 cents across the front months, with February up just a tick this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.19...
Live cattle futures are 80 cents to $1.12 higher so far on Friday. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with $229-230 sales reported, steady to $2 higher than last week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle...
Lean hog futures are showing losses of a tick to 65 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning due to no volume so far. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a...
Lean hog futures were down 20 to 92 cents across the front months on Wednesday, as contracts faced losses heading into the Holiday break. Open interest was up 1,368 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national...
The CME will open back up this morning following the Thursday holiday. Live cattle futures closed the Christmas Eve session with contracts down $1.30 to $1.50, as December settled with a 12 cent loss....
Live cattle futures closed the Christmas Eve session with contracts down $1.30 to $1.50, as December settled with a 12 cent loss. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with a few $229-230 sales reported...
Lean hog futures were down 20 to 92 cents across the front months on Wednesday, as contracts faced losses heading into the Holiday break. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday...
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