Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures exceeded a three-week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on worries about tightening U.S. supplies, while feeder cattle futures set a two-month high. Traders focused on a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, issued after the market closed on Friday, that […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on firm cash, speculative buying

Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:08 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of monthly USDA report

Nov. 17, 2022 at 8:17 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hog futures end higher

Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:56 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

At least 12 killed in Nigeria attack over farmland

Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:58 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle near one-month low as corn jumps

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures neared a one-month low on Tuesday as rising grain prices signaled risks for increased costs for livestock feed, brokers said. Unconfirmed reports that Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland fueled gains in corn, wheat and soy futures as traders […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly lower

Nov. 14, 2022 at 7:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed mostly lower on Monday on technical selling and worries about consumer demand for high-priced cuts of beef, traders said. Most-active CME February live cattle futures settled down 0.7 cent at 152.55 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Deferred contracts also […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME futures fall on grain rally

Nov. 12, 2022 at 2:23 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures slid on Friday as grain futures rallied, underpinned by strong commodities and equities markets, brokers said. The downward trend started when live cattle markets took a hit earlier in the day, when the feeder cattle traders began selling off their […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm as grain markets pressured

Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures firmed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Thursday, as grain markets came under pressure from investor profit-taking even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.5 cents […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle lower as Wall Street slides

Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures slipped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Wednesday as the market came under pressure from steep losses in equities and a lack of supportive news, brokers said. December live cattle settled 1.475 cents lower at 151.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). February live […]

By Tom Polansek