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18 Apr 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/18 15:35 Livestock Futures Mixed in Quiet Trade Livestock futures ended mixed in quiet trade Thursday ahead of the long holiday weekend. Increased cattle placements and more cattle in feed yards detailed in Thursday's USDA Cattle on Feed report may affect market direction early next week. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst G...
18 Apr 2019
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 04/18 06:21 End of the Week Adjustments Expected Thursday trade is expected to be limited ahead of the three-day weekend. Traders are looking for additional long-term direction in hog futures, focusing on results from Thursday's Export Sales report. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst Cattle: Steady Futures: Mixed Live Equiv:...
17 Apr 2019
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 04/17 06:31 Mixed Hog Futures Likely Wednesday Limited activity is expected early Wednesday with traders focusing on recent wide market spreads between nearby and deferred moves in lean hog futures. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst Cattle: Steady Futures: Higher Live Equiv: $152.62 +0.38* Hogs: Steady Futures: Mixed Lean E...
17 Apr 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/16 15:29 Buyers Sweep Into Cattle Futures Cattle futures saw strong gains Tuesday as early market apathy quickly sparked buyer interest. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures shifted $1 per cwt higher in several nearby contract months. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Buyer support steadily moved into cat...
17 Apr 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/17/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 16,134 WEEK T0 DATE: 16,210 STEERS 7,423 125.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 125.98 HEIFERS 5,115 126.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 126.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,269 WEEK TO DATE: 1,902 STEERS No reportable ...