Insights and Stories on Cash Cattle

Feb. 23, 2018 at 7:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined for the fourth straight session on Friday, easing on technical selling and bets that cattle prices have likely reached a short-term peak, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hog futures were slightly higher, with feeders rebounding from […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched their largest daily losses in nearly a month on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking and weaker trades in U.S. Plains cash cattle markets, traders said. Feeder cattle futures fell nearly two per cent and lean hogs ebbed from their session […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Feb. 16, 2018 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to fresh three-month highs on Friday as firming beef packer bids at U.S. Plains feedlot markets fueled expectations of higher cash cattle sales this week. Tighter supplies of market-ready cattle on feedlot showlists this week helped to support the […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 15, 2018 at 7:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures scaled to the highest in at least three months on Thursday on fund and technical buying and as traders anticipated possibly higher cash cattle sales this week. Buying accelerated as futures prices topped highs posted early last week, as the […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 14, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Wednesday, supported by lagging cattle weights and expectations for higher cash market prices this week. Packers will be battling for a smaller number of market-ready cattle on showlists after recent frigid weather in the U.S. Plains and […]

By Karl Plume