Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures end mixed

Jul. 21, 2022 at 7:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the front August contract gaining against back months as a heat wave in the Midwest and Plains helped support nearby cash hog prices, traders said. CME August lean hog futures settled up 1.425 cents at […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb, following cash markets

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:01 am CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Sizzling heat stresses livestock, crops in southern U.S. Plains

Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Ashitha Shivaprasad Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Rising wholesale meat prices lift futures

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weak, hogs slightly higher

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell for the second day in a row on Friday, with expectations that supplies will outstrip demand in the coming months. The most-active August live cattle futures dropped 0.475 cent to settle at 134.925 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract fell […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on profit-taking

Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on a round of profit-taking after three straight days of gains, traders said. Signs of weakness in the cash market also weighed on cattle futures. The front-month feeder cattle contract was setting back from its highest since November […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rally to highest since November 2015

Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile exchange cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday on follow-through technical buying after rallying in the previous two sessions. Tight supplies remained in focus as the front-month feeder cattle contract hit its highest on a continuous basis since November 2015. “Big picture, the U.S. Agriculture […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach three-week peak

Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a three-week high on Tuesday on sinking corn feed prices and concerns that hot, dry weather at central and southern Plains feedlots will continue to shrink livestock supplies, traders said. Technical buying further fueled the gains as cattle markets […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on cash market premiums

Jul. 11, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts firmed on Monday on technical buying and support from the premium of cash market prices to the actively traded front-month futures contract. Live cattle drew further support from firm beef prices and gains in feeder cattle futures. “Live cattle were […]

By Karl Plume