Insights and Stories on Cattle

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 […]

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

Dec. 9, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on weak cash markets

Dec. 8, 2021 at 6:35 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog and cattle futures fall

Dec. 7, 2021 at 5:01 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on concerns over supply glut

Dec. 6, 2021 at 4:55 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs end down on profit-taking

Dec. 3, 2021 at 7:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and hog futures ended lower on Friday as profit-taking hit the livestock markets ahead of the weekend, traders said. Live cattle futures consolidated after setting contract highs this week, traders said. Most-active CME February live cattle finished 0.625 cent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs up with export demand

Dec. 2, 2021 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures rose again on Thursday, as fresh export numbers underscored strong demand for meat. Meanwhile prices on feeder cattle futures were mixed, as trades in the cash market prices jumped, traders said. Cash cattle had traded earlier in […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures finish higher

Dec. 1, 2021 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures finished higher on Wednesday as the markets recovered after dropping the previous session to their lowest prices in more than a week. Prices rose as investors’ concerns eased about the Omicron coronavirus variant, which rattled commodity and financial markets on Tuesday, […]

By Tom Polansek

Cargill beef plant workers to vote on new negotiated offer

Dec. 1, 2021 at 4:59 pm CST

Workers at Cargill’s major beef slaughter and packing plant in Alberta will vote this week on a new offer which it’s hoped will avert a strike or lockout, both due to start Monday. The new offer follows a “marathon” of negotiations Tuesday between Cargill representatives and the bargaining committee for […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall from highs as Omicron rattles markets

Nov. 30, 2021 at 8:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened on Tuesday as worries about the new Omicron coronavirus variant rattled commodity and financial markets. Losses pulled live cattle futures down from contract highs reached in recent sessions. CME lean hog futures also fell, along with U.S. grains and […]

By Tom Polansek