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U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply; hogs mixed

Jun. 13, 2025 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures dropped sharply on Friday while hogs ended the day mixed.

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 1-wk low on demand worries; wheat sags, corn firms

Jun. 12, 2025 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

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U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower; hogs mostly up

Jun. 12, 2025 at 3:10 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on weather as US-China optimism cools

Jun. 11, 2025 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle dip, lean hogs gain

Jun. 11, 2025 at 3:17 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures sag on crop rating boost; corn, soybeans firm

Jun. 10, 2025 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as improving U.S. crop condition ratings and seasonal pressure overshadowed early harvest delays and drought in Russia, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Feeders rise; live cattle, lean hogs mixed

Jun. 10, 2025 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago feeder cattle futures continue to push upward on Tuesday while live cattle and lean hogs ended mixed.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats on harvest pressure; corn, soybeans end lower

Jun. 9, 2025 at 5:48 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent on Monday on seasonal pressure from the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter wheat harvest and corn futures sagged on mostly favorable crop weather, traders said.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend record highs

Jun. 9, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures extended record highs on Monday while lean hogs also saw gains.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs on record highs going into the weekend

Jun. 6, 2025 at 3:29 pm CDT

Live and feeder cattle futures, as well as those for lean hogs, reached contract highs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday. A new round of trade talks between the United States and China in London next week, as well as a solid jobs report from the Labor Department helped […]

By Adam Peleshaty