Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle post new highs, retreat on profit-taking

Nov. 29, 2021 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to multi-year highs on Monday but closed lower as profit-taking and technical selling clipped gains, traders said. The spread of a new coronavirus variant sparked demand worries as livestock traders feared renewed restrictions on travel and restaurant occupancy. But […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures set new contract highs

Nov. 26, 2021 at 6:53 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Cargill serves lockout notice on High River workers

Nov. 25, 2021 at 7:45 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit fresh high

Nov. 24, 2021 at 5:32 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2 year high

Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:16 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle notch 4-1/2-year high

Nov. 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) climbed for a fourth straight session on Monday, with front-month contract hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high on strong demand. Lean hog futures also firmed, supported by good demand. Lighter-than-normal trading volumes aided livestock futures’ advance on Monday, […]

By Karl Plume

High River beef plant workers to vote on Cargill offer

Nov. 22, 2021 at 1:11 pm CST

Workers on the verge of striking at Cargill’s major beef cattle slaughter plant at High River, Alta. will vote this week on a new contract offer from the company. However, the union bargaining committee for the workers, represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401, is recommending […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up for third straight day

Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Friday, with the front-month live cattle contract hitting a fresh 4-1/2-year high on strong cash markets and rising slaughter numbers. Hog futures were weaker on technical selling. CME’s most-active February live cattle contract […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cash, export markets lift CME live cattle

Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures rose on Thursday, with the front-month live cattle contract hitting its highest since June 2017 on support from strength in the cash markets. Rising overseas demand also lent support cattle futures after the U.S. Agriculture Department said that weekly beef export sales […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, live cattle firm

Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell on Wednesday, hit by profit-taking after rallying in the previous session, traders said. Live cattle futures were firm but gains were kept in check as the market consolidated near the 4-1/2-year highs hit earlier in the week. CME December lean hogs […]

By Reuters