Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.

Being prepared is key to a smoother calving season

Mar. 22, 2024 at 9:54 am CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach 5-month peak, end lower in technical setback

Mar. 14, 2024 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend rally on cash market hopes; hogs lower

Mar. 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. cattle: Cattle futures bounce higher on technical trading, hogs mixed

Mar. 12, 2024 at 4:50 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures mostly lower on technical trading

Mar. 11, 2024 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures closed mostly lower on Monday, as market participants sought profits and continued to adjust their positions as part of the so-called Goldman roll, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Ranching on Vancouver Island

Mar. 8, 2024 at 10:17 am CST

Vancouver Island contains a variety of landscapes: beaches with shells and the corpses of moon jellyfish, the frigid water of the Pacific Ocean washing in and out. A rugged, snow-capped mountain range looms over the island. Redwood trees reach high into the sky, the forest floor sheltered and mossy. There […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures touch three-week low

Mar. 6, 2024 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for a third straight session in largely technical trade, analysts said, with the benchmark April contract LHJ24 dipping to a three-week low.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs end down after setting contract highs

Mar. 5, 2024 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on profit-taking on Tuesday after the market set contract highs in deferred months, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek