Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs climb on short-covering before USDA report

Dec. 23, 2014 at 2:31 pm CST

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Tuesday on short-covering ahead of the Christmas holiday and before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog report at 2 p.m. CST (2000 GMT), traders said. Analysts expect the report, which will be released while Globex hog futures […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up 3rd straight day; hogs slide

Dec. 22, 2014 at 3:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle climb before USDA report

Dec. 19, 2014 at 3:40 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Expanded limits break CME feeder cattle losing streak

Dec. 18, 2014 at 7:39 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle extend limit-down string to fifth day

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle drop limit fourth straight session

Dec. 16, 2014 at 5:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lightly-traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures finished down their three cents per pound daily price limit on Tuesday for a fourth day in a row following sharply lower cash prices, traders said. Fund selling, sell stops and CME live cattle’s subsequent limit-down settlement further pressured […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

Dec. 15, 2014 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Monday on fund liquidation and bearish fundamentals, traders said. December ended down 0.075 cent per pound at 161.975 cents and February ended 0.425 cent/lb. lower at 161.75 cents (all figures US$). Even though the overall supply of […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, lean hogs end lower

Dec. 12, 2014 at 6:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle ended lower Friday as fund selling and weak cash cattle prices weighed, traders said. Lower U.S. stocks and weak crude oil also pressured the overall livestock futures market, said Lane Broadbent of KIS Futures. “We are in a tough time of the year […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle future tumble three-cent limit

Dec. 11, 2014 at 3:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their three cents per pound maximum daily price limit Thursday on sell stops and deferred-month live cattle market selling, traders said. The day’s corn price gains hastened CME feeder cattle losses. Traders cited the exchange’s slipping […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs end mixed after volatile session

Dec. 10, 2014 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed after choppy action on Wednesday as investors searched for clear fundamental direction, traders said. December live cattle closed up 0.075 cent per pound at 162.475 cents, and February was down 0.2 cent, to 162.85 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters