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2 Aug 2017
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 08/02 11:43 Cattle Paper Rallies Early, but Reverses Lower Near Midday The cattle complex is back under pressure at midday, led by triple-digit losses in feeder trade. At the same time, lean hog contracts are mixed with nearbys gaining on deferreds. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The cash ca...
2 Aug 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/02/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,757 WEEK T0 DATE: 8,757 STEERS 4,194 116.00-118.00 116.00-118.00 116.32 HEIFERS 2,870 116.00-117.00 116.00-117.00 116.01 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,793 WEEK TO DATE: 4,164 STEERS 85 186.00-186.00...
2 Aug 2017
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 08/02 06:41 Meat Futures Set for Mixed Open with Cattle Contracts Higher and Hog Issues Lower Look for the cattle complex to open higher, supported by follow-through buying and midweek short covering. Lean hog contracts are expected to begin lower, pressured by residual selling and defensive fundamentals. By John Ha...
1 Aug 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/01 16:20 Late Buying Interest Sponsors Sharply Higher Cattle Futures The cattle complex settled significantly higher, especially led by aggressive buying in the feeder trade. On the other hand, lean hog issues closed substantially lower thanks to long liquidation and discouraging cash news. By John Harrington DTN Li...
1 Aug 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 08/01 16:20 Late Buying Interest Sponsors Sharply Higher Cattle Futures The cattle complex settled significantly higher, especially led by aggressive buying in the feeder trade. On the other hand, lean hog issues closed substantially lower thanks to long liquidation and discouraging cash news. By John Harrington DTN Li...