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23 May 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 05/23 15:31 Strong Gains Develop Wednesday Triple-digit gains were seen in cattle and hog futures Wednesday. This helped draw additional buyer support back into the market early in the session. This support continues to hold as trade volume slowed through the end of the session. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMEN...
23 May 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 05/23 11:42 Strong Gains Develop Midweek Triple-digit gains have developed through the morning in cattle and hog futures. This buyer support is driven by follow through interest moving into the cattle complex. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: Firm gains have developed Wednesday morning as traders are looking...
23 May 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/23/18 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: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES...
23 May 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 05/23 05:50 Meat Futures are Staged for a Mixed Opening at Midweek The cattle complex should open moderately higher, supported by follow-through buying and cash premiums. Lean hog issues are set to open lower, checked by residual selling interest and cash discounts. By John Harrington DTN Analyst Cattle: Steady-$2 H...
22 May 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 05/22 17:02 2018 Lean Hog Contracts Close Sharply Lower Lean hog futures settled significantly lower with all 2018 issues suffering triple-digit losses. Cattle futures closed modestly higher, though forward progress was generally modest. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS The cash cattle trade wa...