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CME Daily Features

CME: Futures Close Slightly Lower, Thursday

News from 17 May 2013

US - Live cattle futures favoured a weaker tone in choppy trade and posted a mid- to low-range close to finish 5 to 25 cents lower.

CME: Cattle Move Lower as Boxed Beef Hits $208 High

News from 16 May 2013

US - Live cattle futures probed higher in early trading on rising dressed beef prices but then lost ground in sympathy with the general selloff in commodities and rise in the US dollar.

CME: Longer Term Futures Close Down as June Lifts 20 Cents

News from 15 May 2013

US - June live cattle futures ended 20 cents higher, while deferred contracts were steady to 47 1/2 cents lower.

CME: Pork and Poultry Production Will Expand as Beef Declines

News from 15 May 2013

US - Pork and poultry production should expand in 2014 while beef supplies will decline further in the coming months and years, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

CME: Summer and Fall Futures Firmer With Nearby Discounts, Monday

News from 14 May 2013

US - Live cattle futures gapped higher on the open, but the market later pared gains and ended narrowly mixed for the day with summer- and fall-month contracts firmer.

CME: Futures Falter Through the Week as Feed Outlook is Bearish

News from 13 May 2013

US - Live cattle futures ended slightly higher in all but the front-month June contract on Friday. Futures posted sizable losses for the week.

CME: Live and Feeder Contract Post Gains, Thursday

News from 10 May 2013

US - Live and feeder contracts closed with decent gains, supported by short covering, oversold charts, and improving packer margins.

CME: Futures Close With Losses, Wednesday

News from 09 May 2013

US - Live cattle futures faced pressure most of the day and ended just off session lows with losses of 62 1/2 cents to $1.15.

CME: Lack of Processing in Canada and Feed Situation Altering Spring Cow Slaughter

News from 09 May 2013

US - Cattlemen in Oklahoma/Texas are having to sell cows for meat due to fodder shortages meaning cow slaughter is up 7 per cent last year. But without Canadian cow imports Steve Meyer and Len Steiner write that cow slaughter would be down on 2012.

CME: Cattle Futures Close Lower Friday

News from 06 May 2013

US - June cattle closed 182 lower on the session and this left the market down 77 points for the week.

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