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20 Apr 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/20 15:53 Lean Hogs Crash Hard Thanks to Long Liquidation, Technical Selling, Disappointing Fundamentals Triple-digit losses rocked lean hog futures as more and more would-be bulls throw in the towel. On the other hand, the cattle complex settled on a mixed basis with live issues moving higher and feeder contracts re...
20 Apr 2017
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 04/20 12:20 Cattle Futures are Higher at Midday, but Off Extreme Top Notched Early For the most part, cattle futures are holding well in the green near the top of the noon hour, supported by higher cash sales booked on Wednesday and follow-through buying. Lean hog contracts seem to be imploding with triple digit losses...
20 Apr 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/20/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 529 WEEK T0 DATE: 21,603 STEERS 379 129.00-132.00 129.00-132.00 129.87 HEIFERS 78 132.00-132.00 132.00-132.00 132.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,170 WEEK TO DATE: 39,349 STEERS 1,165 208.00-212.00 2...
20 Apr 2017
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 04/20 08:06 Cattle Futures Expected to Run Higher Thanks to Midweek Packer Spending Look for live and feeder contracts to open sharply higher, sparked by bullish spending by short-bought packers. Conversely, lean hog issues should start out moderately lower, checked by follow-through selling and long liquidation. By...
19 Apr 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 04/19 16:02 Lean Hog Futures Close Sharply Lower, Pressured by Disappointing Fundamentals, Technical-Selling Spring and summer lean hog futures suffered significant losses at mid-week with triple-digit selling resulting in lows dating back to last fall. On the other hand, the cattle complex closed mostly higher, suppor...