Insights and Stories on Beef

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on sluggish export sales

Oct. 21, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell for a third session on Thursday, pressured by weak export activity, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled down 2.825 cents at 73.2 cents/lb., its biggest drop since Sept. 10 (all figures US$). CME February hogs ended down […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling, export worries

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on technical selling, uncertain demand

Oct. 19, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market reflects softer sentiment

Oct. 19, 2021 at 8:46 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from one-month high

Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed

Oct. 15, 2021 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by rising corn prices, while live cattle futures inched up as traders anticipated seeing the cash trade improve, traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures rose on short-covering ahead of the weekend. The cattle market has been […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle firm on export demand

Oct. 14, 2021 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures firmed on Thursday, as relatively steady cash cattle prices offset higher feed costs weighing on the feeder market, traders said. Meanwhile, lean hog futures continued to slide on a seasonal trend of robust supplies, even as hog slaughter […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hogs near three-week low amid ample supply

Oct. 13, 2021 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest prices in about three weeks on Wednesday amid pressure from plentiful supplies, analysts said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures also finished lower at CME. Hog supplies tend to increase in the autumn, pushing more pork […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on raised beef production forecasts

Oct. 12, 2021 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slightly increased its forecasts for beef production this year and next year. USDA, in a monthly report, raised its 2021 estimate by 0.3 per cent from September because of higher […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed

Oct. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mixed on Monday, as cattle prices began to see a seasonal bounce and cash cattle traders were expected to firm slightly this week, traders said. CME lean hog futures, meanwhile, slipped on technical trading and some signs of profit-taking, traders […]

By P.J. Huffstutter