Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures touch highest since mid-October

Jan. 20, 2022 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures jumped to their highest in more than three months on Thursday, supported by strength in the cash markets, traders said. Most actively traded February lean hogs rose 2.625 cents, to 84.925 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The front-month contract closed just below […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures firm

Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:15 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures weak

Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:24 pm CST

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market remains firm

Jan. 17, 2022 at 9:39 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rebound, slaughter pace still weak

Jan. 14, 2022 at 7:21 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip on concern over slower slaughter, heavier pigs

Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday amid concerns that a reduced pace of slaughtering is limiting demand for pigs that are growing heavier, analysts said. Slow slaughtering has weighed on hog and cattle futures because livestock back up on farms when they cannot […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog slaughter hits five-month low on Omicron spread

Jan. 12, 2022 at 6:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on bargain buying on Wednesday, traders said, though U.S. pig slaughtering sank to its lowest level since August as rising cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant hit meat plants. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped as traders remain […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end higher in short-covering bounce

Jan. 11, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, on a technical bounce a day after falling to three-week lows, with optimism about a slight improvement in the U.S. slaughter pace lending support, traders said. But worries about slowdowns at packing plants due to worker […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs sag on Wall Street woes, worker shortages

Jan. 10, 2022 at 8:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by declines on Wall Street along with slowdowns at slaughterhouses due to worker shortages, traders said. CME February live cattle futures settled down 1.075 cents at 136.25 cents/lb., while March feeder cattle […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs fall on weaker slaughter

Jan. 7, 2022 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell on Friday as sluggish slaughter rates continue to drag on prices, traders said. “They’re both facing the same fundamental music – this slaughter disruption due to weather, labour tightness and COVID,” said Dennis Smith, commodity broker […]

By Christopher Walljasper