Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, hogs rebound

Mar. 8, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on a round of technical buying on Tuesday after snapping an eight-session losing streak on Monday, traders said. Hog futures rallied on a bargain-buying bounce after sinking to their lowest in more than a month and feeder cattle futures […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle bounce from multi-month lows

Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle hit multi-month lows

Mar. 4, 2022 at 6:42 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows

Mar. 3, 2022 at 7:06 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

JBS to help fund home purchases for Brooks staff

Mar. 3, 2022 at 6:55 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, feeder cattle lowest since November

Feb. 28, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday as beef prices weakened and some traders reduced risk amid uncertainty over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest price since November […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down on lower cash prices

Feb. 25, 2022 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Friday as cash market prices this week were lower than anticipated, while lean hog futures dropped for a third straight session. Weakening wholesale beef prices added pressure to live cattle, along with adequate supplies of animals available to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sink on profit-taking

Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures tumbled on Thursday as profit-taking and long liquidation pressured prices following recent gains, analysts said. Lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs reached on Wednesday as traders monitored swings in the stock market after Russia invaded Ukraine. CME April hog […]

By Tom Polansek