Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on big supplies

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs futures fell to 3-1/2-month lows on Thursday as investors continued liquidating long bets amid plentiful supplies and lacklustre pork export sales, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures also eased at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with cattle prices reversing from multiweek highs reached […]

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gains continue as corn declines

Aug. 2, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Feeder cattle market seeking stability

Aug. 2, 2016 at 8:09 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs settle mostly weak on month-end positioning

Jul. 29, 2016 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Slumping cash prices sink CME hogs to four-month low

Jul. 28, 2016 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures biggest one-day loss in seven months

Jul. 27, 2016 at 3:26 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slumped nearly four per cent, their biggest daily decline since mid-December 2015, pressured by day’s steep wholesale pork price drop and further cash price weakness, traders said. August hogs finished 2.925 cents per lb lower at 71.675 cents. October ended 2.575 cents per lb lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Beef price bounce extends CME live cattle futures gains

Jul. 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a third straight session on Tuesday, fueled by technical buying and the day’s wholesale beef price turnaround, said traders. August live cattle closed 0.925 cents per lb higher at 113.875 cents, and above the 40-day moving average of 113.30 cents. October settled 1.500 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures surge by 3-cent/lb price limit

Jul. 25, 2016 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their 3-cents-per-lb daily price limit on Monday, driven by fund buying and Friday’s mildly bullish government monthly cattle report, said traders. August and October live cattle closed at 112.950 cents and 111.075 cents per lb, respectively. Live cattle’s […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rally before USDA report

Jul. 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday after short-covering and bargain hunting snapped a three-day losing streak, traders said. August live cattle ended 2.425 cents per lb higher at 109.950 cents, and October closed 2.375 cents higher at 108.075 cents. Investors were awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures plunge to five-year low on supply worries

Jul. 21, 2016 at 3:37 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slumped to a five-year low in anticipation of increased supplies that could further pressure wholesale beef prices, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.900 cents per lb lower at 107.525 cents, and October closed 2.375 cents lower at 105.700 cents. Affordable grain reduced cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters