• REVISED Blackout Days for Live Cattle Delivery Points

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms, Back Office Managers, Delivery Personnel
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 09-338
      • Notice Date
      • 05 August 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 05 August 2009
    • CME Clearing has been advised by the below live cattle delivery points of the following “Blackout” days. Please note that the Deliveries System will prevent “sellers” from tendering deliveries that would occur on an auction day. In addition, if one of the live cattle delivery points has scheduled a “special” auction day, CME Clearing will notify all clearing members. 
       
      Below is a revised schedule of “Blackout” auction days inclusive of the new delivery points: 
       
       
      Live Cattle “Blackout Days” Due to Auctions
       
       
      Delivery Point
       
       
      Monday
       
      Tuesday
       
      Wednesday
       
      Thursday
       
      Friday
      Amarillo, TX
       
       
       
       
       
      Clovis, NM
       
       
       
       
       
      Dodge City, KS
       
       
       
       
       
      Columbus, NE
       
       
       
       
       
      Norfolk, NE
       
       
       
       
       
      North Platte, NE
       
       
       
       
       
      Ogallala, NE
       
       
       
       
       
      Pratt, KS
       
       
       
       
       
      Syracuse, KS
       
       
       
       
       
      Texhoma, OK
       
       
       
       
       
      Tulia, TX
       
       
       
       
       
      Worthing, SD
       
       
       
       
       
      Wray, CO
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

      If there are any questions, please contact Deliveries at (312) 930-3172.

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