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21 Feb 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 02/21 15:26 Cattle Futures Tumble Lower Wednesday Strong losses developed Wednesday in feeder and live cattle contracts. This added even more weakness to the entire complex and caused some uncertainty about short- and long-term direction of the cattle and beef markets. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS Cash ca...
21 Feb 2018
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 02/21 11:53 Pressure Develops in Cattle Trade Midweek Sharp triple-digit losses have quickly moved through live cattle and feeder cattle futures. This move lower is not only quickly eroding price support but may significantly affect the ability for buyers to step into the market over the near future. By Rick Kment DTN ...
21 Feb 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/21/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,879 WEEK T0 DATE: 5,879 STEERS 2,365 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 1,542 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,537 WEEK TO DATE: 5,577 STEERS 155 203.00-205.0...
21 Feb 2018
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 02/21 06:12 Support Expected Midweek Follow-through buyer support is expected to slowly but firmly develop across lean hog futures trade. Initial activity is likely to remain sluggish with limited volume in all livestock trade through most of the morning. By Rick Kment DTN Analyst Cattle: Steady Futures: $1 Higher L...
20 Feb 2018
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 02/20 16:14 Hog Futures Rally Higher Tuesday Movement in the hog complex stole the attention of most traders with triple-digit gains seen across the market. This is adding even more support to the entire hog market even though prices quickly backed away from session highs at the end of the trading day. By Rick Kment DT...