Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide to new contract lows, finish mixed

Mar. 23, 2023 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures crumbled to new life-of-contract lows on Thursday, before finishing mixed, on concerns about poor demand for U.S. pork, analysts said. The market has tanked since last week, with additional pressure stemming from weak cash prices and larger-than-expected supplies of hogs. […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall to contract lows on demand worries

Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs hit contract lows on follow-through selling

Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: June live cattle, hogs continue lower

Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:04 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Nearby CME lean hogs recover slightly from slide

Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on disease chatter

Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures sank by the maximum daily trading limit on Thursday on rumours about a potential outbreak of a fatal pig disease which the U.S. government later said were untrue. Unsubstantiated chatter about a U.S. case of African swine fever swirled in […]

By Tom Polansek

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 […]

By Tom Polansek

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

Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock markets ended lower again on Tuesday, with cattle and hog futures easing on demand concerns, analysts said. Front-month feeder cattle futures hit their lowest price since March 3, extending a retreat from a 2015 high reached last week. Front-month live cattle, meanwhile, […]

By Tom Polansek

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

Mar. 13, 2023 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest price in more than a month, while feeder cattle sank below a one-week low on Monday on profit-taking following recent rallies, brokers said. Feeder cattle closed lower for the third consecutive session after the front-month contract […]

By Tom Polansek

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

Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Feeder cattle futures on Friday extended a setback from 2015 highs the front-month contract reached this week, as rising corn prices temporarily dampened expectations for cheaper livestock feed, analysts said. Corn futures ended higher on the Chicago Board of Trade after sliding earlier to a seven-month […]

By Tom Polansek