Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

Aug. 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled mixed on Wednesday after investors bought the August contract and sold deferred months prompted by the morning’s wholesale beef price increase, traders said. Spot-August futures closed 0.45 cent/lb. higher at 148.675 cents, and October was down 0.025 cent at 148.175 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Aug. 4, 2015 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle barely eked out a four-day win streak after Tuesday’s choppy session, underpinned by anticipation of the same or better cash prices than a week ago, traders said. Spot-August futures closed 0.225 cent/lb. higher at 148.225 cents, and October up 0.1 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 31, 2015 at 9:10 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Friday as hefty supplies continued to pressure cash and wholesale pork values, traders and analysts said. August ended down 1.175 cents per lb at 78.500 cents, and October 1.975 cents lower at 63.725 cents. Market-ready, or cash, hogs in the western […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Thursday, after investors sold deferred months and bought August led by near-term bullish fundamentals, traders said. August closed up 0.300 cent per lb at 145.225 cents, October down 0.025 cent at 146.450 cents and December 0.150 cent lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jul. 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed down slightly on Wednesday as investors await this week’s cash sales, traders said. August closed down 0.125 cent per lb at 144.925 cents, and October 0.325 cent lower at 146.475 cents. Bids for market-ready, or cash, cattle in Kansas and Texas were […]

By Theopolis Waters