Tag Archives: live cattle futures

Half Gone

What took 5 years to unfold has been erased by half in one year. As “Dandy” Don Merideth used to sing: Turn out the lights,the party’s over they say that all good things must end call it a night,the party’s … Continue reading

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Volumes Tiny

By Cassie Fish, CassandraFish.com via The Beef Whether boxed beef, negotiated fed cattle or CME live cattle futures, volumes have dropped to very low levels. In the case of the negotiated trade last week, it was the second smallest volume in … Continue reading

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New Week; Same Old Downtrend

By Cassie Fish, CassandraFish.com It’s only the beginning of the third week of 2015 but the downtrend in CME cattle futures that resumed on January 8 is picking up an ugly head of steam. Within 30 minutes of this morning’s opening … Continue reading

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Feeders Stumble; Fats Keep the Faith

From The Beef By Cassie Fish, CassandraFish.com Feeder cattle futures are trading above last week’s lows, but the weakness displayed yesterday is being followed by new lows for this holiday week today. Live cattle futures did break in sympathy with feeders, before … Continue reading

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Fats Catch; Feeders Leak Lower

From The Beef by Cassie Fish, CassandraFish.com Just as confidence grows that live cattle futures have caught and are carving out another bottom after reaching levels not seen in a 3 months, feeder cattle futures which appeared to have made a tradable low … Continue reading

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