Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Hog futures recover on hopes for China trade deal

May. 9, 2019 at 6:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures shook off early losses to end mostly higher on Thursday as fears about rising acrimony between Washington and Beijing gave way to hopes that negotiators may be able to hammer out a deal to end the U.S.-China trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set eight-month low on weak cash prices

May. 8, 2019 at 6:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend setback on trade tensions

May. 7, 2019 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle rally loses steam

May. 6, 2019 at 8:48 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures limit down on China trade fight, swine fever fears

May. 6, 2019 at 4:09 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall again on lower beef, cash prices

May. 3, 2019 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell on Friday, with the actively traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June contract down for a 10th straight session on sinking beef and cash cattle prices, and long liquidation by managed commodity funds. Cattle futures have been susceptible to steep drops as […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mixed, nearbys up on export hopes

May. 2, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with nearby futures contracts building on strong gains in the previous session on expectations that China would soon sharply accelerate imports of U.S. pork. Deferred contracts were pressed down by active spread trading that featured buying of June […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit up on technical buying, export hopes

May. 1, 2019 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rallied sharply on Wednesday with several contracts closing up the daily trading limit on technical buying and speculation that Chinese demand for U.S. pork is poised to grow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is due to release weekly export sales data […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund liquidation, technical selling

Apr. 30, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the actively traded June contract down for a seventh straight session, as fund long liquidation and technical selling pressured the market. Before the latest selloff in cattle began, commodity funds had built a record large net long position, […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Cash feeder market shrugs off lower futures

Apr. 29, 2019 at 9:53 pm CDT

This past week, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $270-$274 on a dressed basis, up $2-$4 from seven days earlier. Strength in the fed cattle market spilt over into the feeder complex as feeding margins moved into positive territory for the first time this year. Compared […]

By Jerry Klassen