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1 May 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 05/01 16:19 Hog Futures Settle Widely Mixed Lean hog futures closed with uneven price results to nearbys for the most part gaining significant ground on deferreds. Cattle futures closed in the red with selling interest especially focused on nearby feeder issues. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS...
1 May 2018
DTN Chart Technical Points 05/01 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 5/01/18 SLOW STOCHASTIC PRICES ARE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES RSI'S 5 Day 20 Day CONTRACT CLOSE 4-Day 9-Day 18-Day 45-Day 9Day 14Day 30Day %K %D %K %D CBTWT MAY 529.75 504.63 486.53 482.13 477.28 77.38 70.99 62.76 97 91 92 72 CBTWT JUL 529.25 506.94 494.83 494.33 491.83 72.35 66.71 60.10 92 83 81 6...
1 May 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 05/01 12:11 Bearish Cattle Ditch-Diggers Keep Working at Midday The cattle complex is significantly lower at midday as spec and commercials remain oblivious to cash premiums. On the other hand, lean hog futures are solidly higher at this time with nearbys gaining a good deal of ground on deferreds. By John Harrington D...
1 May 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/01/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 438 WEEK T0 DATE: 438 STEERS 148 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS 290 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 179 WEEK TO DATE: 243 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS ...
1 May 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 05/01 07:39 New Spot June Live Cattle Likely to Firm on Opening Look for the cattle complex to open moderately higher thanks to short-covering, cash premiums and firming carcass value. Lean hog futures should open mixed as traders slowly bide time, waiting for a more definite shift in fundamentals. By John Harringto...