• Live Cattle Grading Capacity Limits

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms; Back Office Managers
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 17-310
      • Notice Date
      • 04 August 2017
      • Effective Date
      • 04 August 2017

    • Please be advised, in coordination with the USDA and CME approved Stockyards, the following Live Cattle Stockyard grading capacity limits are in effect beginning with the August 2017 Live Cattle delivery cycle.

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