Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery

Apr. 16, 2024 at 5:51 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as the market extended a recovery from oversold conditions, analysts said.

Klassen: Adverse weather weighs on Western Canadian feeder market

Apr. 16, 2024 at 9:31 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

Apr. 12, 2024 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

Apr. 11, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu

Apr. 9, 2024 at 9:53 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-$8/cwt lower while some packages of heavier replacements dropped as much as $12/cwt, and three main factors led to weaker prices.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade

Apr. 8, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live futures turned higher on Monday, as a flurry of technical trading and strength in wholesale prices helped contracts rebound off recent months' lows, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble ahead of weekend on bird flu fears

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures plunged on Friday to the lowest point since mid-January as concerns about beef demand amid reports of avian influenza in cattle sparked fund long liquidation ahead of the weekend.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm as bird flu selloff seen overdone

Apr. 4, 2024 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday in a bargain-buying rebound from the prior session's two-month lows, as some investors deemed the recent drop in prices to be overdone.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Cattle end lower on beef demand concerns, hogs higher

Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to a fresh two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and fund liquidation, as investors gauged whether beef demand would suffer amid recent news of avian influenza in dairy cattle.

By Karl Plume Reuters