Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle jump on gains in cash prices, wholesale beef

Mar. 15, 2017 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose about one per cent on Wednesday, rebounding from declines in the previous session on the back of higher cash cattle trades in the southern U.S. Plains, traders and analysts said. Beef packers paid higher values for cattle to take […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

Mar. 14, 2017 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on healthy margin structure

Mar. 14, 2017 at 4:44 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain for fourth straight session

Mar. 13, 2017 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on higher beef prices, lower corn

Mar. 10, 2017 at 5:42 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Seasonal strong beef demand supports feeder market

Mar. 7, 2017 at 8:01 am CST

Wholesale beef values have experienced a significant rally over the past couple of weeks, which has spilled over into the fed cattle trade. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $274 on a dressed basis, up $2-$4 from week-ago levels. Despite the strength in the fed cattle and healthy margin […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on technical selling

Mar. 6, 2017 at 4:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Monday on profit-taking and technical selling, although losses were limited by firm wholesale beef prices and the discount of futures to cash prices, traders said. April live cattle closed down 0.425 cent/lb. to 115.55 cents, slipping below the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries sink CME live cattle

Mar. 2, 2017 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped on Thursday, with pressure from profit-taking partly fueled by increased supply expectations, traders said. April live cattle closed 1.425 cents/lb. lower at 116.15 cents, and June closed 1.075 cents lower at 106.725 cents (all figures US$). “I’m surprised at […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly firm

Mar. 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed firmer on Wednesday, after investors sold April futures and simultaneously bought deferred months. Investors held off buying April futures despite strong wholesale beef values and steady-to-better cash price expectations for this week. April live cattle closed 0.35 cent/lb. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Funds, beef demand fuel CME live cattle rally

Feb. 28, 2017 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Tuesday, driven by fund buying and brisk wholesale beef demand, said traders. They said deferred-month contracts’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices provided additional market support. February live cattle, which expired at noon CT, closed […]

By Theopolis Waters