Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm

Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Wednesday, reaching a four-month high on firming cash hog prices, optimism about pork demand and technical buying, analysts said. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange October lean hog futures contract settled above its 200-day moving average, rising 1.475 cents to end at […]

Klassen: Yearling markets mixed

Sep. 8, 2020 at 9:35 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit four-month high on strong export sales

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off Japan

Sep. 2, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Junko Fujita Praveen Menon

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch late-July lows on demand jitters

Sep. 2, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday dropped to their lowest prices since July amid uncertainty about how much U.S. demand will decline as the summer grilling season draws to a close. Beef and cattle prices are often weak this time of year as demand […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle consolidate up off one-month low

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rose for a second consecutive session as the market consolidated after touching a one-month low on Monday, brokers said. Weakness in the cash market for U.S. cattle has hung over futures prices recently, but some traders said they […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures snap losing streak

Aug. 31, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures jumped on Monday in a rebound off a run of losses, while lean hog futures closed weaker. Live cattle were due for a rebound after falling last week amid pressure from weakness in the cash market, traders said. Short covering […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down again

Aug. 28, 2020 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures weakened on Friday in anticipation of a seasonal demand slowdown following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. The losses in the futures market stemmed from weekly declines in the cash markets. CME benchmark October live cattle fell 1.25 cents […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend losing streak

Aug. 27, 2020 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle dropped for the sixth day in a row on Thursday, with weakness in the cash market that stemmed from a glut of supplies spilling over into futures prices, traders said. Traders shrugged off signs of rising demand from China, which made its […]

By Mark Weinraub