Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end lower on weaker cash trade; hogs edge up

Oct. 31, 2014 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower on Friday, pressured by lower cash cattle prices and weaker overall commodities market, traders said. “The morning beef prices were not good, but commodities in general had a rough day and cattle aren’t immune to those changes,” said Dominic Varricchio, commodities broker at Schwieterman, […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit record high; hogs slide

Oct. 30, 2014 at 4:06 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish down, but off session lows

Oct. 29, 2014 at 3:32 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs turn higher on short-covering

Oct. 28, 2014 at 3:26 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump with beef prices

Oct. 27, 2014 at 4:17 pm CDT

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pare initial gains before USDA report

Oct. 24, 2014 at 2:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Friday, pressured by profit-taking ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report, traders said. Most analysts expect Friday’s report at 2 p.m. CT to show placements of cattle in U.S. feedyards likely grew last month […]

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U.S. livestock: Cash price record lifts CME live cattle to new high

Oct. 23, 2014 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures touched a new high on Thursday in response to record-high prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas and Kansas fetched $170 per hundredweight (cwt), up $6 from last week, and surpassed an all-time high of […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound with beef prices

Oct. 22, 2014 at 2:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday erased Tuesday’s losses, aided by short-covering and the upswing in wholesale beef prices, traders said. October closed up 1.5 cents, to 168.05 cents per pound, and December was 1.05 cents higher at 168.1 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Wednesday […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slide from record high on profit-taking

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday on profit-taking after hitting an all-time high earlier in the session, traders said. October closed down 1.35 cents to 166.55 cents per pound, and December was 0.975 cents lower at 167.05 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Upward […]

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak; hogs higher

Oct. 17, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed down slightly on Friday after investors digested this week’s prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. October closed down 0.2 cent per pound to 165.05 cents, and December 0.25 cent lower at 165.05 cents (all figures US$). Cash […]

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