Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly weak, but off lows

Apr. 14, 2016 at 3:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts posted modest losses on Thursday, pressured by continued fund selling, traders said. They said, sporadic bargain hunting and solid wholesale beef demand freed contracts from session lows. Additionally, investors at times sold the April contract and simultaneously bought June […]

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff extends CME live cattle losses

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Technical selling sends CME live cattle lower

Apr. 12, 2016 at 6:49 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain sluggish

Apr. 12, 2016 at 3:01 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking halts CME live cattle rally

Apr. 11, 2016 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Technical buying drives CME live cattle higher

Apr. 8, 2016 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose for a third day in a row on Friday, fuelled by short-covering and fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance, traders said. April live cattle ended up 1.95 cent/lb. at 134.375 cents, and June closed 1.8 cent higher […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices

Apr. 7, 2016 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Thursday, with help from short-covering stirred by future’s discounts to cash prices, traders said. April live cattle ended up 0.35 cent/lb. at 132.425 cents, and June closed 0.375 cent higher at 122.225 cents (all figures US$). So […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher, but off session tops

Apr. 6, 2016 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Wednesday reversed some of Tuesday’s heavy losses, helped by short-covering and bargain hunting, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.4 cents/lb. higher at 132.075 cents, and June closed 1.1 cents higher at 121.85 (all figures US$). Futures’ price discount […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feedlot operators throw in towel on feeder market

Apr. 5, 2016 at 3:28 am CDT

Weaker wholesale beef values, along with softer fed cattle prices, set a negative tone for the feeder cattle market this past week. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $4-$8 below week-ago levels, with calves trading as much as $10 lower in some cases. Producers can become nauseous watching these live […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, feeders mixed on beef declines

Apr. 4, 2016 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as lower wholesale beef prices suggested demand for the meat was slowing, traders said. Lean hogs were slightly lower in light trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Losses in outside markets kept […]

By Michael Hirtzer