Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle set contract highs on winter weather

Feb. 26, 2019 at 6:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped to contract highs on Tuesday as traders worried about snow and cold temperatures slowing shipments of livestock to processing plants. Lean hog futures also rose in a turnaround from a slide to contract lows last week. Traders focused on the wintry […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs sag on large supply, shrug off trade talks

Feb. 25, 2019 at 5:14 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

Feb. 22, 2019 at 6:38 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs recover on hopes for China trade talks

Feb. 21, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs slide to four-month low on burdensome supply

Feb. 20, 2019 at 4:01 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump on snowstorm

Feb. 19, 2019 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures approached a one-year high on Tuesday on concerns that wintry weather in the middle of the country will temporarily tighten supplies. Snow in states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa this week is expected to slow the transportation of cattle to processing plants […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce on short-covering, technical buying

Feb. 15, 2019 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended higher for the first time in three sessions on Friday on short covering and technical buying ahead of the extended Presidents Day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said. Futures had been technically oversold after sinking to seven-month lows early this week […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs stumble on weak pork, trade unease

Feb. 14, 2019 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday as weak pork prices and nervousness about trade talks between the U.S. and China weighed on the market, traders and analysts said. Officials from both countries are meeting in Beijing this week to try […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink on lower beef, slowing demand

Feb. 13, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures declined for a second straight session on Wednesday as lower beef prices and seasonally slowing demand for the red meat triggered profit-taking and technical selling, traders and analysts said. Traders are awaiting the next wave of cattle sales at U.S. Plains feedlot […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on U.S.-China trade hopes

Feb. 12, 2019 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Tuesday in a second straight day of strong gains fueled by hopes that U.S.-China trade talks would revive Chinese demand for American pork, traders and analysts said. Bargain buying further propelled gains after benchmark April […]

By Karl Plume