Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mostly firmer

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed firmer on Wednesday as investors digested initial prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle while bracing for hefty supplies ahead, said traders. Market participants are also monitoring forecasts for a weekend snowstorm in the northern U.S. Plains that could […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed as market weighs big supply

Apr. 11, 2018 at 3:02 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder market continues lower trend

Apr. 9, 2018 at 10:02 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

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

Apr. 9, 2018 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stumble on profit-taking

Apr. 6, 2018 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying sends CME live cattle higher

Apr. 5, 2018 at 8:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose sharply for a second straight day on Thursday, driven by short covering and fund buying, said traders. Investors, for now, are focused more on what packers will pay for cattle in the near term than a potential trade war with […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off China beef tariff news

Apr. 4, 2018 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Wednesday, after bargain buying reversed earlier losses following China’s proposed tariff increase on U.S. beef, said traders. China listed beef and other U.S. goods that may incur a 25 per cent duty by the end of May if […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: More CME hog losses on China pork tariff hike

Apr. 3, 2018 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday tumbled for a second straight day, dragged down by slumping cash hog prices and China’s additional 25 per cent tariff on U.S. pork imposed on Monday, said traders. The Chinese raised duties on pork, and more than 100 other […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Rising feed grain prices weigh on feeder market

Apr. 3, 2018 at 6:43 pm CDT

Western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, feeder cattle fit for grass and calves dropped $4 to as much as $10 from seven days earlier. Rising feed grain costs appear to be affecting lighter weight categories more than the yearling market. Feedlots will be struggling with […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on China pork tariff hike

Apr. 2, 2018 at 8:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Some deferred-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled down their three-cent-per-pound daily price limit on Monday after China raised tariffs on U.S. pork by another 25 per cent, said traders. Late on Sunday China announced higher duties on U.S. pork and over 100 other products […]

By Reuters