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15 Mar 2019
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 03/15 12:11 Livestock Futures Jump Cattle futures extended gains today on spillover trading from hogs. Triple-digit gains in the cattle complex pushed live cattle to new contract highs. Feeder cattle moved to the highest level since early November, but have not been able to retain those levels. Hogs are on a roll with ...
15 Mar 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/15/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 290 WEEK T0 DATE: 19,481 STEERS 65 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,646 WEEK TO DATE: 20,016 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS No r...
15 Mar 2019
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 03/15 06:37 China Buys Pork Cattle futures closed higher, but could not hold a candle to the strength of hogs. The only contract of cattle posting triple-digits gains was June live cattle. Front-month feeders closed $0.45 lower and are staying closer to cash. Hogs got a boost as China stepped up to purchase pork. By...
14 Mar 2019
DTN Chart Technical Points 03/14 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 3/14/19 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 448.25 439.25 440.31 455.61 493.04 44.75 40.30 39.05 86 55 13 7 CBTWT MAY 452.75 445.38 447.50 461.74 498.31 43.24 39.13 38.11 71 49 15 9 ...
14 Mar 2019
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/14 15:55 Hog Market Gains Accelerate Most live and feeder futures ended the Thursday session with mild gains. But those gains were dwarfed by another huge jump in lean hog futures prices, led by the June contract which closed $2.700 higher. By Elaine Kub DTN Contributing Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: The physical moveme...