Insights and Stories on Cattle

Elanco Animal Health wins U.S. approval to buy Bayer unit

Jul. 15, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Elanco Animal Health has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Bayer’s animal health business on condition that it sell assets to treat three ailments, two in dogs and one in cattle, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. The deal was valued at $7.6 billion when […]

China reports lumpy skin disease outbreaks in cattle

Jul. 15, 2020 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drift lower on beef demand worries

Jul. 14, 2020 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on pork demand, export optimism

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Ham prices lead lean hog futures higher

Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Thursday as firmer cash markets for hogs and some pork products supported thinking that the market may have bottomed out after declining for much of 2020, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled up 2.275 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, boxed beef prices weaken

Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures weakened with boxed beef prices on Wednesday as large supplies of heavy livestock are ready for slaughter, commodity brokers said. Cattle heading to slaughter weigh more, analysts said, because they put on pounds as animals backed up in feedlots when […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Large supplies push cattle, hogs mostly lower

Jul. 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday under pressure from large supplies, analysts said. Live cattle futures retreated a day after nearing a two-month high, while feeder cattle pulled back after reaching their highest price in month than a month on Monday. “We’ve […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as corn prices ease

Jul. 2, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Thursday with feeder cattle leading the pack, as corn prices eased on profit taking ahead of the long holiday weekend, analysts said. Thursday’s feeder cattle rally was due in part to a slump in corn futures, traders said. Earlier this week, […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on new-month buying

Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on what appeared to be technical and speculative buying at the start of a new month and quarter, analysts said. Yet the benchmark August live cattle contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained rangebound, with rallies capped by […]

By Julie Ingwersen