Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

U.S. livestock: Supply worries sink lean hogs to one-month low

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid to a one-month low, pressured by concerns over possibly more supplies ahead, traders said. July ended down 0.475 cent/lb. to 81.575 cents (all figures US$). Most actively traded August finished 2.625 cents lower at 80.625 cents. The government’s […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle advance on cash market optimism

Jul. 5, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences thin trade

Jul. 5, 2016 at 9:51 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on profit-taking but gain for week

Jul. 1, 2016 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up fourth straight day

Jun. 30, 2016 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash optimism lifts live cattle third straight day

Jun. 29, 2016 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Wednesday, with help from expectations of steady or better cash prices by week’s end, traders said. June live cattle, which expires on Thursday, closed 1.825 cents/lb. higher at 118.9 cents. Most […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle up on short-covering, hogs mostly higher

Jun. 28, 2016 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained for the second straight session on Tuesday, rising on short-covering and bull-spreading amid expectations for gains in cash cattle prices this week, traders and analysts said. A rebound in stock markets following declines tied to Britain’s decision in a referendum last […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Large beef supplies weigh on feeder market

Jun. 28, 2016 at 1:15 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $8-$12 on average while isolated sales dropped nearly $20. The sharp fall in the fed cattle market was the main reason for the deteriorating buying interest. Just when feedlots thought the worst was over, the market gave them another dose […]

By Jerry Klassen

Big U.S. cattle placements in May point to more meat in Q3

Jun. 25, 2016 at 1:08 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots for fattening surged by 10 per cent in May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday in data that suggested beef supplies will be ample and prices potentially lower in the third quarter of 2016. However, analysts polled by Reuters […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble, hogs decline on liquidation after Brexit

Jun. 24, 2016 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle tumbled more than two per cent on Friday, extending the week’s losses to the largest in about two months, as investors liquidated holdings following Britain’s referendum vote to exit the European Union, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also fell sharply while […]

By Michael Hirtzer