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24 Feb 2017
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 02/24 11:52 Active Pressure Develops Through Cattle Futures Midday Friday Lackluster market direction early in the session quickly turned into wild market moves. Cattle futures have reversed gains seen earlier in the week with triple digit losses developing through most contracts. Hog markets on the other hand have spa...
24 Feb 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/24/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,573 WEEK T0 DATE: 30,384 STEERS 1,145 125.00-125.00 125.00-125.00 125.00 HEIFERS 263 125.00-125.00 125.00-125.00 125.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 91 WEEK TO DATE: 46,968 STEERS No reportable trade...
24 Feb 2017
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 02/24 05:59 Nearby Live Futures to Open on Firm Basis The cattle complex should open Friday morning moderately higher, supported by residual buying and positive fundamentals. Lean hog futures are likely to start out with mixed prices thanks to spillover selling and short-covering. By John Harrington DTN Livestock An...
23 Feb 2017
DTN Chart Technical Points 02/23 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 2/23/17 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 MAR 438.00 439.06 445.50 437.33 425.37 49.36 52.28 52.84 11 10 54 70 CBTWT MAY 453.50 453.69 459.75 450.68 438.59 51.37 53.70 53.64 13 12 56 7...
23 Feb 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 02/23 15:46 Cattle, Hog Futures Track in Opposite Price Directions Live cattle futures closed with mostly solid gains, supported by follow-through buying and cash market premiums. On the other hand, lean hog contracts slumped solidly lower, weighed by long liquidation and struggling carcass value.