Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Hog futures end mixed ahead of USDA data

Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed on Friday, with the front February contract gaining against deferred months as traders squared positions ahead of a quarterly U.S. government hog report due next week, traders said. Most-active February hog futures settled up 0.45 cent at 80.8 […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up in thin trade

Dec. 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on meat export worries

Dec. 15, 2021 at 5:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on weaker cash markets

Dec. 14, 2021 at 6:17 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Higher fed cattle prices pull up feeder market

Dec. 14, 2021 at 12:44 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle up off three-week low in technical bounce

Dec. 13, 2021 at 7:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, bouncing off a three-week low on technical buying, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled up 0.775 cent at 138.85 cents/lb., rebounding after a dip to 136.85 cents, just below the contract’s 40-day moving average and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rebound off 10-month low

Dec. 10, 2021 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Friday, extending gains made a day earlier when the market rebounded from a 10-month low. The gains accelerated as prices surged through key resistance points, and the market closed near session highs. CME February lean hogs settled up […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb with pork prices

Dec. 9, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rebounded on Thursday from four sessions of losses, amid an accelerating slaughter pace and indications that pork prices may be near a bottom following a prolonged slide, traders said. The daily hog slaughter was slower-than-normal earlier this week, which some […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on weak cash markets

Dec. 8, 2021 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and signs of weakness in the cash markets, traders said. Hog futures were lower for the fourth day in a row, with the front-month contract sinking to its lowest in 10 months on […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog and cattle futures fall

Dec. 7, 2021 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the third day in a row on Tuesday, hitting their lowest in more than a month. Cattle futures also were weaker, with weak profit margins weighing on the market. CME February lean hogs settled 1.675 cents lower at 76.55 […]

By Mark Weinraub