Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs lower

Sep. 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Monday as late-session bargain buying only partly offset pressure from adequate cattle supplies and global economic concerns that threatened to blunt demand for beef. “The cattle market can’t seem to catch a break. Boxed beef has been […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains in recovery from slide

Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures rise from February low

Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Nearby hogs up in rebound off six-month low

Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Lower beef production supports cash feeder market

Sep. 15, 2021 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit six-month lows

Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than six months on Tuesday, while cattle futures recovered a day after hitting June lows on concerns about a fire at a major Nebraska beef plant. The hog market extended recent losses under […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop as fire closes JBS plant

Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell to their lowest prices since June on Monday on concerns that U.S. ranchers could temporarily lose a place to deliver their livestock for slaughter after a fire damaged a JBS USA beef plant. JBS, owned by Brazilian firm JBS SA, […]

By Tom Polansek

JBS plans to reopen Nebraska beef plant damaged in fire

Sep. 13, 2021 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA on Monday halted production at a Nebraska beef plant that slaughters about five per cent of U.S. cattle due to a fire, but said the company expects to resume operations on Tuesday. The temporary closure highlighted concerns among lawmakers and ranchers that the U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall as pork demand softens

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, pressured by lower pork demand coinciding with larger hog supplies, analysts said. The hog market also felt the effects of investment funds liquidating long positions, traders said. “We saw a fair amount of […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit lowest in more than six months

Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the fifth day in a row on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its lowest since March 2 on a continuous basis. The hog market was under pressure from long liquidation by investment funds, traders said. Cattle futures were […]

By Mark Weinraub