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18 May 2017
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 05/18 05:59 Meat Futures Set for Mixed Opening The cattle complex is expected to open moderately lower, checked by lower cash sales and defensive carcass value. Lean hog futures seem set to trade higher in the early rounds, thanks in part to the jump in carcass value and bull-spreading interest. By John Harrington D...
17 May 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 05/17 16:23 Firm Buyer Support Boosts Cattle Futures Wednesday Livestock futures bounced higher Wednesday with stability moving back into the cattle complex. This support quickly developed across the feeder cattle and live cattle market, overshadowing the sharp losses seen over the last week. Early gains in lean hog tr...
17 May 2017
DTN Chart Technical Points 05/17 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 5/17/17 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 JUL 427.00 426.81 430.89 434.22 437.27 41.86 43.29 44.73 24 27 26 32 CBTWT SEP 440.25 440.81 445.28 448.25 451.58 39.75 41.97 44.01 21 25 26 3...
17 May 2017
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 05/17 12:12 Light Gains Hold in Cattle Futures Firm support holds in cattle gains as commercial buyers return to the live cattle market. This is rebuilding support through the complex as June futures move above $122 per cwt. Lean hog futures remain firmly higher, although prices are hitting resistance levels of $80 per...
17 May 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/17/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 731 WEEK T0 DATE: 731 STEERS 306 133.00-134.00 133.00-134.00 133.41 HEIFERS 425 133.00-135.75 133.00-135.75 133.92 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,042 WEEK TO DATE: 6,458 STEERS 2,165 210.00-215.00 210....