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    Live Cattle Higher

    Monday, March 30, 2015 - 10:14am

    June Live Cattle is trading at 153.30, up 0.30. August Cattle is trading at 150.55, up .60. Trading is higher with lightly choppy trading. Trading is expected to be choppy and range-bound with possible wide ranges. Cash is firm and is supportive, some chatter about demand concerns is making the...

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    Live Cattle Futures Higher

    Friday, March 27, 2015 - 2:44pm

    USDA Cattle slaughter was 95,000 head versus a year ago at 110.000 head. Live Cattle futures traded higher. Trading was firm during the session. June Live Cattle was trading at 152.82, up 0.82 and August Live cattle was trading at 149.80, up 0.75.

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    Live Cattle Higher

    Friday, March 27, 2015 - 10:49am

    June Live Cattle is trading at 152.92, up 0.95. August Cattle is trading at 150.15, up 1.07. Trading is higher with lightly choppy trading. Trading is expected to be choppy and range-bound with possible wide ranges. Market talk about cheap poultry and pork may hinder demand is starting to make the...

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    Live Cattle Little Changed

    Friday, March 27, 2015 - 9:20am

    June Live Cattle is trading at 152.15, up 0.15. August Cattle is trading at 149.37, up 0.37. Trading is a little higher with steady trading. Trading is expected to be choppy and range-bound. Market talk about firm cash and demand outlooks for next month is making the rounds.

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    Live Cattle Lower

    Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 2:55pm

    Thursday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 108,000 head versus a year ago at 116,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded a little lower on Thursday. Trading was choppy and mostly lower during the session. June Live Cattle was trading at 152.10, down 0.27 and August Live cattle was trading at 149.15, down 0....

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    Live Cattle Little Lower

    Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 11:55am

    June Live Cattle is trading at 151.87, down 0.50. August Cattle is trading at 149.25, down 0.35. Trading is a little lower with steady trading. Some concern that supplies of pork and poultry will weigh on demand for high priced beef has brought in some sellers.

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    Live Cattle Steady

    Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 9:17am

    Live Cattle Futures opened steady Thursday. June Live Cattle is trading at 152.40, up 0.02. August Cattle is trading at 149.87, up 0.27. Good supplies of pork and poultry and some chatter about economic growth concerns in the U.S. pressured cattle on Wednesday. Trading is steady and range-bound.

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    Live Cattle Lower

    Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 2:26pm

    Wednesday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 99,000 head versus a year ago at 120,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded lower on Wednesday. Trading was choppy and mostly lower. April Live cattle was trading at 161.72, down 0.27. June Live Cattle was trading at 152.42, down 0.62. August Live cattle was...

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    Live Cattle Moves Lower

    Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 12:26pm

    June Live Cattle is trading at 152.30, down 0.77. August Live Cattle is trading at 149.80, down 0.57. Live Cattle futures have been unable to extend recent gains Wednesday and is trading choppy and a little lower Wednesday at mid-session. Trading is soft and a little weak.

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    Live Cattle Little Higher

    Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 2:48pm

    Tuesday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 108,000 head versus a year ago at 116,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded a little higher Tuesday. Trading was choppy with a fairly narrow trading range. April Live cattle was trading at 162.15, up 0.80. June Live Cattle was trading unchanged at 152.97. August...

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    Live Cattle Steady

    Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 9:13am

    April Live cattle is trading at 161.87, up 0.52. June Live Cattle is trading at 153.07, up 0.07. Trading is steady and the discount to cash has narrowed substantially. Chatter continues about strong cash cattle. Market talk about better demand coming this spring continues to make the rounds.

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    Live Cattle Sharply Higher

    Monday, March 23, 2015 - 2:42pm

    Monday's USDA cattle slaughter was 107,000 head versus a year ago at 116,000 head. Live Cattle futures traded sharply higher Monday. Trading was a little choppy with sharply higher prices in response to the release of the USDA Cattle on Feed report Friday. April Live cattle was trading at 161.32,...

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    Live Cattle Higher

    Monday, March 23, 2015 - 10:25am

    April Live cattle is trading at 159.57, up 1.32. June Live Cattle is trading at 152.02, up 1.60. Friday's Cattle on Feed report has encouraged buyers to come in during early Monday trading. Market chatter about the futures market discount to cash continues; with the recent rally, the discount has...

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    USDA Cattle On Feed Data

    Friday, March 20, 2015 - 3:17pm

    After Livestock futures closed on Friday, the USDA reported that on March 1 the Cattle On-Feed Supply was 99 percent of last year versus estimates of 99.5 percent. February Placements came in at 92 percent versus estimates of just under 93 percent and February Marketings came in at 98 percent...

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    Live Cattle Little Higher

    Friday, March 20, 2015 - 3:04pm

    Live Cattle Futures traded mostly higher on higher Friday. April Live Cattle settled at 158.35, up 0.35. June Live Cattle settled at 150.47, up 0.25. Trading was choppy ahead of the USDA Cattle on Feed report due out. Friday's USDA Cattle slaughter was 83,000 head versus a year ago at 111,000 head.

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