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6 Dec 2016
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/06 11:57 Red Hot Hog Futures Lean Meat Complex Higher at Midday Hog futures are blasting to new highs at midday, powered by technical buying and ideas that the country is turning the corner toward more manageable fundamentals. The cattle complex is also sharply higher in late-morning business with aggressive short c...
6 Dec 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/06/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 197 WEEK T0 DATE: 859 STEERS 130 112.00-112.00 112.00-112.00 112.00 HEIFERS 67 112.00-112.00 112.00-112.00 112.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 140 WEEK TO DATE: 213 STEERS No reportable dressed trade H...
6 Dec 2016
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 12/06 06:04 Livestock Futures Set for Moderately Higher Opening Lean hog contracts should open moderately higher, supported by residual buying interest and improving fundamentals. The cattle complex also seems likely to begin with a firm undertone, lifted by short-covering, boxed beef strength, and recent cash feedl...
6 Dec 2016
DTN Early Word Grains 12/06 05:58 Palm Oil Keeps Pushing Higher March corn was down 1/2 cent, January soybeans were up 6 cents, and March Chicago wheat was up 1/2 cent. By Todd Hultman DTN Analyst 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: March corn was down 1/2 cent, January soybeans were up 6 cents, and March Chicago wheat was up 1/2 cent. CME Globex Recap: Soybeans...
5 Dec 2016
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/05 16:09 December Lean Hog Contract Scores 3-Month High Lean hog futures launch week with solid gains, supported by higher trend cash and early month short-covering. The cattle complex settled on a mixed basis thanks to a slow combination of follow-through selling and profit-taking. By John Harrington DTN Livestock ...