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18 Dec 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/18 15:49 Cattle Futures Shift Higher The entire cattle complex saw strong gains Tuesday, helping to spark additional buyer activity. Hog futures continued to erode lower Tuesday. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Cash cattle markets remained sluggish with bids and asking prices hard to pin down in most are...
18 Dec 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/18 12:24 Cattle Trade Post Gains Strong market support is redeveloping in cattle futures even though the complex remains lightly traded. Hog futures are still under pressure with front-month February contracts leading the market lower. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst General Comments Strong gains in cattle futures are off...
18 Dec 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/18/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 82 WEEK TO DATE: 82 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SAL...
18 Dec 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 12/18 05:56 Meat Futures Seem Staged for Mixed Opening Look for cattle futures to open on a mixed basis thanks to a combination of residual selling and short-covering. Lean hog contracts should also with uneven price action as traders position further ahead of the Dec. 1 Hogs & Pigs report scheduled for Thursday. By...
17 Dec 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/17 15:35 Livestock Futures Launch Pre-Holiday Week on the Defensive The cattle complex closed significantly lower Monday with triple-digit losses particularly dominating the feeder trade. Lean hog issues also settled in determined retreat, pressured by bearish fundamentals expected to last through the end of the yea...