Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures sag as broad selling hits markets

Dec. 20, 2021 at 6:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Monday as traders reduced risk in the face of rising coronavirus cases, brokers said. Selling hit a range of markets including crude oil, which lost more than three per cent, and U.S. stocks. “The risk-off trade is back today,” […]

‘Atypical’ BSE shows up in Alberta cow

Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:15 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Hog futures end mixed ahead of USDA data

Dec. 17, 2021 at 8:02 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up in thin trade

Dec. 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on meat export worries

Dec. 15, 2021 at 5:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag on weaker cash markets

Dec. 14, 2021 at 6:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly lower on Tuesday on profit-taking after a two-session advance, softer cash cattle prices and weaker wholesale beef prices, traders said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.55 cent at 138.3 cents/lb. but stayed inside of Monday’s trading range […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Higher fed cattle prices pull up feeder market

Dec. 14, 2021 at 12:44 pm CST

Compared to last week, replacement cattle over 800 lbs. traded $10-$15 higher; some quality packages were up $20 from week-ago levels. Feeder cattle weighing 600-800 lbs. traded $4-$8 higher; calves under 600 lbs. were up $6-$10 on average, with some packages in Alberta up as much as $15 from last […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle up off three-week low in technical bounce

Dec. 13, 2021 at 7:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, bouncing off a three-week low on technical buying, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled up 0.775 cent at 138.85 cents/lb., rebounding after a dip to 136.85 cents, just below the contract’s 40-day moving average and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures extend rebound off 10-month low

Dec. 10, 2021 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied on Friday, extending gains made a day earlier when the market rebounded from a 10-month low. The gains accelerated as prices surged through key resistance points, and the market closed near session highs. CME February lean hogs settled up […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb with pork prices

Dec. 9, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rebounded on Thursday from four sessions of losses, amid an accelerating slaughter pace and indications that pork prices may be near a bottom following a prolonged slide, traders said. The daily hog slaughter was slower-than-normal earlier this week, which some […]

By Karl Plume