Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses

Apr. 1, 2016 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs tumbled to the lowest in 10 weeks on Friday as pork price declines triggered selling by technical traders and investment funds, traders and analysts said. Hogs fell more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, led by losses in deferred contracts […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation takes down CME live cattle

Mar. 30, 2016 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs finish higher

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle trade lower

Mar. 29, 2016 at 10:34 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on fund buying, USDA report

Mar. 28, 2016 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Monday, driven by short-covering and fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. They said last Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report stirred additional deferred-month buying. The survey showed modest U.S. herd […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap five-day losing streak

Mar. 24, 2016 at 3:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday settled higher for the first time in six sessions, helped by short-covering before the Easter holiday weekend, traders said. April live cattle ended 0.4 cent/lb. higher at 135.85, and June finished up 0.275 cent at 125.375 (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash price outlook sends CME live cattle lower

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle losses lingered into a fifth straight session on Wednesday, led by chart-related selling and anticipation of weaker cash prices by Friday, traders said. April live cattle ended 0.975 cent/lb. lower at 135.45, and June finished 1.05 cents lower at 125.1 (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump fourth straight day

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled in bearish territory for a fourth straight session, on leftover selling and fund liquidation after contracts dropped below technical support levels, traders said. April live cattle ended 1.925 cents/lb lower at 136.425, and June finished 1.7 cents lower at 126.15 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle mixed across the Prairies

Mar. 21, 2016 at 9:08 pm CDT

Market sentiment can be extremely variable and this week, we saw a large divergence in the price structure across the Prairies. Alberta feeder cattle prices were generally $3 to $6 higher and in some cases as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Buying interest appeared to fade moving east, with […]

By Jerry Klassen