Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up with cash prices, tightening supplies

Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to a 3-1/2 month peak on Monday, supported by firm cash market prices and tightening supplies. Falling corn feed prices supported feeder cattle futures, while lean hog contracts also gained and touched the highest level since June 2021. CME […]

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By Karen Braun

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher on firm beef prices

Jul. 22, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures end mixed

Jul. 21, 2022 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb, following cash markets

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:01 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Rising wholesale meat prices lift futures

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices rose, bucking seasonal trends and spurring hopes for higher cash cattle prices this week, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 0.1 cent at 135.725 cents/lb. and most-active October ended […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday on spillover strength from outside markets including Wall Street, as well as firm wholesale beef prices and worries about hot weather stressing cattle in the Plains and Midwest, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weak, hogs slightly higher

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell for the second day in a row on Friday, with expectations that supplies will outstrip demand in the coming months. The most-active August live cattle futures dropped 0.475 cent to settle at 134.925 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract fell […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on profit-taking

Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on a round of profit-taking after three straight days of gains, traders said. Signs of weakness in the cash market also weighed on cattle futures. The front-month feeder cattle contract was setting back from its highest since November […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rally to highest since November 2015

Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile exchange cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday on follow-through technical buying after rallying in the previous two sessions. Tight supplies remained in focus as the front-month feeder cattle contract hit its highest on a continuous basis since November 2015. “Big picture, the U.S. Agriculture […]

By Reuters