Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures rose on Tuesday on hopes that the pace of slaughter of both cattle and hogs will pick up after slowing down for the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend. Short-covering was also noted in hog futures after the front-month contract sank to […]

Klassen: Feeder market ratchets higher

Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:16 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up as corn prices sag

Sep. 1, 2022 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures follow cash hogs lower

Aug. 31, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on bargain-buying

Aug. 30, 2022 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Tuesday on bargain-buying, a day after the October contract hit a 3-1/2 week low, traders said. A setback in prices for corn, a key feedgrain, added support. But rallies were capped by broad declines in commodities, including crude […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures soften amid recession fears

Aug. 29, 2022 at 8:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures weakened on Monday amid spillover pressure from weakness in equity markets, analysts said. U.S. stocks closed lower, adding to sharp losses last week, on nagging concerns about the Federal Reserve’s determination to hike interest rates to fight […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle weaken as grain prices climb

Aug. 26, 2022 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures declined on Friday as a spike in crop prices signaled higher costs for livestock feed, brokers said. Grain and soybean futures rallied at the Chicago Board of Trade on concerns that unfavourable heat and dryness in the U.S. Midwest will […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up off lowest since February

Aug. 25, 2022 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday edged up from a 6-1/2-month low on a round of short-covering after posting losses in four of the previous five sessions, traders said. But the hog market remained under pressure from a seasonal slowdown in demand as the grilling […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 6-1/2-month low on slowing demand

Aug. 24, 2022 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell to a 6-1/2-month low on Wednesday with demand for pork fading as the traditional U.S. grilling season nears its close. Cattle futures were mixed, with live cattle contracts sagging on weakness in the cash markets while feeder cattle contracts closed […]

By Reuters