Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble as USDA report rallies corn

Mar. 29, 2018 at 7:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday as a rally in the corn market sent feeder cattle tumbling and as weak cash cattle prices and rising supplies weighed on sentiment, traders said. The actively traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange June contract dropped by the three-cent-per-pound daily […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on bargain-buying

Mar. 28, 2018 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed on positioning before USDA report

Mar. 27, 2018 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

Mar. 26, 2018 at 9:38 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch six-month low on big supply

Mar. 26, 2018 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

Mar. 23, 2018 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 7.3 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in February than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, the most for the month in 16 years. Persistent drought in the U.S. Plains withered winter wheat grazing pastures, which forced beef […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat

Mar. 23, 2018 at 2:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell on Friday for a second straight day, hit by recent cash hog price weakness and mounting worries about a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, traders said. Beijing said Friday it was considering imposing an additional tariff on […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs

Mar. 22, 2018 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs hit a four-month low on Thursday as U.S. stocks plummeted amid fears of a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, said traders. On Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum that could impose tariffs on up to […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash prices extend CME live cattle losses

Mar. 21, 2018 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell on Wednesday for a fifth straight session, weighed down by a burdensome supply outlook and cash prices that fell short of expectations, traders said. A few investors adjusted positions in advance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly Cattle […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend slide

Mar. 20, 2018 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, extending their slide to four straight sessions on declining cash prices and expectations of rising cattle supplies in the next few months. Cash cattle traded lightly in Texas and Kansas, down $1 from last week’s trade, brokers […]

By Reuters