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15 Dec 2017
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/15 16:29 Cattle Futures Close Week with Triple-Digit Gains Quickly recovering from a sluggish opening, cattle futures climbed sharply higher through the session, inspired by greater packer spending in feedlot country. Lean hogs settled solidly higher, supported by late-week short-covering and spillover buying from t...
15 Dec 2017
DTN Chart Technical Points 12/15 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 12/15/17 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 418.25 416.00 419.56 427.32 438.77 37.16 36.99 39.30 53 31 13 9 CBTWT MAY 430.75 428.69 432.47 439.86 451.48 36.26 36.20 38.61 50 30 13 9...
15 Dec 2017
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/15 12:26 Live Futures Turn Sharply Higher at Midday The cattle complex has turned bullish at midday with triple-digit gains evident in both live and feeder markets. Generally speaking, lean hog issues are moderately higher, though deferred are outperforming the front end. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GEN...
15 Dec 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/15/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,377 WEEK T0 DATE: 2,447 STEERS 724 118.00-119.00 118.00-119.00 118.34 HEIFERS 1,460 118.00-119.00 118.00-119.00 118.29 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,956 WEEK TO DATE: 6,803 STEERS 3,563 188.00-188.0...
15 Dec 2017
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 12/15 05:48 Cattle Futures Staged for Mixed Opening Live and feeder contracts should open on a mixed basis as players position ahead of cash news. Lean hog issues are likely to begin with uneven prices action tied to a combination of follow-through buying and late week profit-taking. By John Harrington DTN Livestock...