Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit fresh high

Nov. 24, 2021 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, and the front-month contract touched its highest point in four-and-a-half years, on higher cash market prices and strong beef demand. Most contracts posted life-of-contract highs, extending a multi-session rally, amid rising […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2 year high

Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:16 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2-year high

Nov. 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm CST

By Karl Plume

High River beef plant workers to vote on Cargill offer

Nov. 22, 2021 at 1:11 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up for third straight day

Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:45 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, export markets lift CME live cattle

Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures rose on Thursday, with the front-month live cattle contract hitting its highest since June 2017 on support from strength in the cash markets. Rising overseas demand also lent support cattle futures after the U.S. Agriculture Department said that weekly beef export sales […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, live cattle firm

Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell on Wednesday, hit by profit-taking after rallying in the previous session, traders said. Live cattle futures were firm but gains were kept in check as the market consolidated near the 4-1/2-year highs hit earlier in the week. CME December lean hogs […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up, cattle weak

Nov. 16, 2021 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday, supported by fund buying and expectations that supplies will begin to tighten in the coming weeks, traders said. Live cattle futures eased slightly for the second day in a row as the market waited for fresh bullish inputs […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, cash cattle supportive

Nov. 15, 2021 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Monday, supported by tighter supplies of market-ready cattle that propped up cash prices last week, traders said. “In theory, the feedlots have a little more leverage, because there’s fewer cattle available for the packer to buy,” said Alan […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mostly lower as corn climbs

Nov. 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by rising corn prices that depressed feeder cattle futures, traders said. But firmer cash cattle prices this week underpinned the market. CME January feeder cattle futures fell 1.35 cents to end at 157.725 cents/lb., […]

By Julie Ingwersen