LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures to month peak as beef trimmed
February 27, 2013 at 14:42 PM EST
* Plains blizzard cut into feedlot cattle weights * Wholesale beef market higher * Trade expecting late week gains in cash cattle price * Hog futures remain lower as cash hogs stay weak By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for the fifth consecutive trading session on Wednesday, gaining nearly one percent to a month high on reduced beef tonnage following winter storms in the U.S. Plains that slashed feedlot cattl