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CME live cattle fell for a third straight session on weak wholesale beef demand, lower cash prices and higher supply expectations. Fund liquidation added pressure, and feeder cattle contracts fell with them.
Fund selling and weaker cash cattle prices push futures lower, which reduces cattle values and feedlot demand for feed.
grainews.caReuters, GFM Network NewsApr 4, 2018
reuters.comApr 3, 2018After 123 past bearish trade events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (43% higher; middle half -2.9% to +2.0%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 87 past bearish trade events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -3.2% to +1.9%), and +1.1% over 20.
After 121 past bearish trade events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (40% higher; middle half -1.6% to +0.8%), and -0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Same-day report of live cattle falling a third straight session on weak beef demand, lower cash prices, supply expectations and fund liquidation, dragging feeder futures.
