Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday finished lower for the first time in three session due to profit-taking and continued heavy stock market losses, said traders. “People were just watching what happened with stocks over the past few days and decided they wanted out […]

U.S. livestock: Funds, weather extend CME live cattle gains

Feb. 2, 2018 at 7:01 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on fund buying

Feb. 1, 2018 at 5:45 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post losses, but off session lows

Jan. 30, 2018 at 8:28 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 29, 2018 at 5:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

Jan. 26, 2018 at 8:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers sent nearly one per cent more cattle to U.S. feedlots in December than the same time a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result topped most analysts’ predictions, mainly led by worsening drought in the U.S. southern Plains that shriveled […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

Jan. 26, 2018 at 4:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with strength in the cash market underpinning a technical rebound from Thursday’s sharp decline, traders said. “We had a break that was a surprisingly quick break from the top,” said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities. “Today […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

Jan. 25, 2018 at 3:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped 2.2 percent after hitting their highest level in 2-1/2 months on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak as a rebound in the U.S. dollar sparked a round of profit-taking. “The pushback on the U.S. dollar maybe caught a few people off-guard,” said […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

Jan. 24, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

Jan. 23, 2018 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 […]

By Theopolis Waters