Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle follow boxed beef lower

Aug. 30, 2021 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Monday as beef prices fell and brokers worried that U.S. demand for steaks and hamburgers will decline after the upcoming Labour Day holiday weekend. Beef prices have softened after reaching their highest price since May 2020 last week […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise, narrowing discount to cash market

Aug. 27, 2021 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall on lower cash cattle

Aug. 26, 2021 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures ease as beef prices cool

Aug. 25, 2021 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures post new highs, end mixed

Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:49 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

StatsCan sees higher cattle, hog inventories at July 1

Aug. 23, 2021 at 5:10 pm CDT

Nationwide head counts of livestock from the “early stages” of Western Canada’s ongoing drought won’t yet show the weather’s full impact, but showed slightly larger herds heading into this summer compared to last year. Statistics Canada on Monday reported the first year-over-year increase in the size of the country’s cattle […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rebound on improving cash markets, beef prices

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rebounded from prior-session losses on Friday, supported by signs of improving cash cattle prices and firming wholesale beef values, traders said. Prices, however, continued to struggle to break out of their recent trading range as concerns about slowing […]

By Karl Plume

Plans afoot to move hay from East to drought-hit West

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

Farm groups are spearheading new plans to get livestock feed from Eastern Canada to drought-damaged regions of the western provinces and northwestern Ontario. Details are still pending, but the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) announced Aug. 12 it has started work on a “Hay West” initiative to get surplus hay […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs drop in broader commodities sell-off

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle and hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday, tracking broader market pressure amid worries about global growth and despite rising prices for beef and pork, traders said. Crude oil fell to its lowest levels since May and the U.S. dollar surged to […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up on firm cash market, beef prices

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange firmed on Wednesday on higher cash cattle and beef prices, while feeder cattle gained as rains were forecast to hit drought-parched grazing pastures in the western Midwest and northern Plains, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

By Karl Plume