Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease ahead of USDA report

Oct. 19, 2018 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were lower on Friday, with both live cattle and lean hogs easing on worries that U.S. supplies were growing faster than demand, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures declined ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

Oct. 18, 2018 at 5:46 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs decline on heavier animals, technical selling

Oct. 17, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Stronger demand supports feeder market

Oct. 16, 2018 at 9:42 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly lower on technical selling

Oct. 16, 2018 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on cash price optimism

Oct. 15, 2018 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared as much as three per cent on Monday in bull-spreading linked to hopes of stronger U.S. cash hog prices and fears of African swine fever spreading in top pork consumer China, traders said. The gains came after China reported […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on plentiful supplies, demand concerns

Oct. 12, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and rising concerns about demand amid weakness in global equities markets, traders said. Flat cash markets also cast a bearish tone on the markets. Cash cattle have traded at $111/cwt for five weeks in a row […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on cut in beef production estimate

Oct. 11, 2018 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture trimmed its forecast for how much beef the nation will produce this year. In a monthly supply and demand report, USDA pegged 2018 beef output at 26.9 billion pounds, down 0.6 per cent from […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

Oct. 10, 2018 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell for the third day in a row on Wednesday, with the market under pressure from plentiful supplies, traders said. Cattle futures also closed lower, sinking to their lowest in nearly a month. Heavy rains in key production areas were spurring producers to […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slump on ample supplies

Oct. 9, 2018 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday, weighed down by technical selling and expectations that supply will increase, traders said. Cattle futures were only slightly lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, staying within the narrow range that has defined the trade […]

By Michael Hirtzer