Brett Crotts
Schwieterman: Feeder cattle futures extend streak to six days
Feeder cattle futures closed moderately higher on Wednesday for their sixth consecutive positive close.
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Schwieterman: Sharply higher beef prices finding good demand
Feeder cattle futures had a monster day on Tuesday, with gains of more than 2.00 in the first 6 trading months.
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Schwieterman: Feeder cattle futures post triple digit gains
Feeder cattle futures posted another round of triple digit gains in the front months, as lower trending corn prices and improving cash levels supported.
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Schwieterman: Weak corn futures boost enthusiasm in feeder cattle
Feeder cattle closed moderately higher on Friday and January finished up more than 3.00 for the week.
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Schwieterman: Lack of corn export sales weighing on market
Feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher on Thursday, with triple digit gains in most contract months. The combination of solid fat futures and the downward swoon of corn futures is providing new buying interest in the feeders.
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Schwieterman: Weekly export sales supportive for beef complex
Feeder cattle futures closed .70-.90 higher on Wednesday, in spite of solidly higher gains in the grain futures.
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Schwieterman: Cash index stabilizes, live cattle futures lower
Feeder cattle futures closed narrowly mixed on Tuesday, unable to hold early gains, but not following fats deep into negative territory.
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Schwieterman: Live cattle futures reverse early weakness
Live cattle futures reversed early weakness below the 40 day moving average to close moderately higher on Monday.
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Schwieterman: Live, feeder & cash cattle lower Friday
Live cattle futures closed sharply lower on Friday and down more than 2.00 for the week. Cash trade was lower across the board, with volume of trade extremely limited.
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Schwieterman: Corn overbought, cattle higher
Live cattle futures closed moderately higher on Thursday, with no major action developing in the cash market to this point.
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Schwieterman: Early strength, late selling in the cattle market
Feeder cattle futures were moderately to sharply lower on Wednesday, with January taking out the previous four days lows.
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- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
- Vance Publishing's 40 under 40
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
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- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
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