Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures ease on fund selling

Jun. 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle and hog futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by chart-based and investment fund selling, traders and analysts said. Lower-than-expected prices in cash cattle markets late last week further weighed on futures, even as rising U.S. wholesale beef prices suggested meat […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end weaker

Jun. 9, 2017 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

Jun. 8, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble in technical selloff after contract highs

Jun. 6, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices remain firm

Jun. 6, 2017 at 2:07 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels, although larger groups of quality cattle were priced $3-$5 higher. Most auction barns reported small packages on offer with a larger variance in quality. However, there was limited slippage, even on late stragglers. Prices were rather surprising, with one […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains as beef prices rise

Jun. 5, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed about one per cent on Monday, with several deferred live cattle contracts notching lifetime highs and front-month feeders hitting a 15-month peak on investment fund buying tied to gains in beef prices. Some cattle futures contracts reversed from earlier small losses at […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb to one-month top

Jun. 2, 2017 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts hit a one-month high on Friday, driven by fund buying and short-covering, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s better-than-anticipated cash prices generated more buying. June closed 3.4 cents/lb. higher at 130.825 cents, and August 1.35 cents higher at 126.05 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit up on strong cash prices

Jun. 1, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled up their three cent per pound daily price limit on Thursday, fueled by short-covering following stronger-than-expected cash prices, said traders. Fund buying and futures’ discounts to this week’s cash returns enhanced market gains, they said. June and August closed limit […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying extends live cattle gains

May. 31, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The previous session’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle advances carried over into Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering on the final trading session of the month, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s initial cash prices provided additional market support, they said. June ended […]

By Theopolis Waters