Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME cattle set multi-week lows as bank selloff hits Wall Street

Mar. 15, 2023 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled to multi-week lows on Wednesday as losses in U.S. stocks and fears about a banking crisis spilled into livestock markets, analysts said. The Dow and S+P 500 closed lower as problems at Credit Suisse piled more pressure on the banking […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs decline amid demand worries

Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit one-month low on profit-taking

Mar. 13, 2023 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle retreat as corn prices rise

Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle pull back

Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:08 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle highest since 2015 as corn sags

Mar. 8, 2023 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit the highest in nearly 7-1/2 years on Wednesday as falling prices for corn signaled cheaper feed costs, traders said. CME April feeder cattle futures settled up 1.4 cents at 200.075 cents/lb. after setting a life-of-contract high […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle climb to another contract high

Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures reached a contract high for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, while live cattle futures retreated from a contract high set a day earlier, brokers said. Reduced U.S. herd sizes due to drought have propelled futures higher recently, though some […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high on tightening supplies

Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures jumped to a new contract high on Monday on firm cash prices and increasing concerns about reduced U.S. herd numbers, analysts said. Traders focused on tighter cattle supplies as demand from meatpackers for livestock to slaughter remained strong. Ranchers have […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally on strong outside markets

Mar. 3, 2023 at 8:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog and cattle futures rose sharply on Friday, as gains in outside markets bolstered optimism about the economy and consumer demand for beef and pork, traders said. Concerns that a late winter storm forecast for the U.S. Midwest this weekend could disrupt supply […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs ease on weak exports

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Thursday, with signs of weakening export demand for beef and pork pressuring prices. Traders also said the cattle market was still ripe for profit taking even after falling on Wednesday. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday […]

By Mark Weinraub