Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle touch three-week highs

Jun. 3, 2022 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures topped a three-week high in the most-active contract on Friday before ending lower amid pre-weekend profit-taking, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also exceeded a three-week high, while lean hog futures came under pressure at the CME. Strong demand for cattle […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong demand

Jun. 2, 2022 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs firm on summer demand, tight supplies

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:08 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall despite strong demand

May. 31, 2022 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as feed costs rise

May. 27, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: June hogs touch four-week high

May. 26, 2022 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures rose to their highest level in more than a month on Thursday, supported by strong exports and concerns about a slowing slaughter, traders said. Cattle futures ended the trading day close to unchanged. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on cash market pressure

May. 25, 2022 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures dipped on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in the cash markets, traders said. Hog futures were mixed, with prices closing well off their session highs after contracts hit technical resistance. The nearby June hogs contract rose 0.025 cent to 109.05 cents/lb., while most-active […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as supplies rise

May. 24, 2022 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME hog futures eased on Tuesday, pressured by a government report released after the close on Monday that showed supplies of pork at their highest in two years. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Monday afternoon said that frozen stocks of pork stood at 530.244 million lbs. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures rise on export prospects

May. 23, 2022 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose on Monday, with the front-month contract hitting its highest since April 22, on expectations for a pick-up in demand from top pork consumer China, traders said. The most-active July hog futures contract ended firm for the sixth time in the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: August live cattle, feeders ease on USDA report

May. 20, 2022 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with the nearby contract firming while the most-active month eased, pressured by expectations of increased cattle placements in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly assessment. U.S. feedlots held two per cent more cattle on May 1 versus […]

By Christopher Walljasper