Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach three-week peak

Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a three-week high on Tuesday on sinking corn feed prices and concerns that hot, dry weather at central and southern Plains feedlots will continue to shrink livestock supplies, traders said. Technical buying further fueled the gains as cattle markets […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on cash market premiums

Jul. 11, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

JBS to automate beef warehousing at Brooks

Jul. 9, 2022 at 1:45 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle slump

Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch highest level since April

Jul. 7, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs advance in turnaround from losses

Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures closed stronger on Wednesday as the livestock markets recovered from losses in the previous session that were linked to fears of a global economic recession, traders said. Wall Street also finished higher, after broad declines in equities and commodities […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall on global recession worries

Jul. 5, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, following broad declines in commodities and Wall Street equities tied to fears of a global economic recession, traders said. “It’s the economy. You’ve got the fears of going into a recession,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise to two-month high

Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME hog futures rose to their highest in two months on Tuesday as slowdowns on processing lines raised concerns about tightening supplies. Cattle futures were mixed, with feeder cattle contracts firming as falling corn prices improved prospects of cheaper feed and strong profit margins for packers. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on rising cash prices

Jun. 17, 2022 at 7:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed stronger on Friday on rising cash prices, while lean hog futures hit two-week highs, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also ended firmer. The markets advanced as U.S. stocks bounced back from a sharp selloff in the prior session. Losses […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed on uncertain consumer demand

Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:09 pm CDT

Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with nearby contracts firming, while the most-active cattle futures eased pressured by inflationary concerns, though markets remain underpinned by tight cattle supplies across much of the U.S. Plains, analysts said. “The weakness comes from the uncertainty […]

By Christopher Walljasper