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U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

Oct. 1, 2025 at 4:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures traded both sides of unchanged on Wednesday as mixed-to-weaker cash markets and a continued tight supply of cattle buffeted futures, analysts said. Industry experts said the U.S.-Mexico border is likely to be closed to cattle imports for the foreseeable future as […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

Sep. 29, 2025 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Sep. 26, 2025 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Sep. 25, 2025 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Beef cattle in the ring in front of cattle buyers at Grunthal Livestock Auction.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

Sep. 24, 2025 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Sep. 23, 2025 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday ahead of the USDA’s Hogs and Pigs report, due on Thursday. “The report may show a slight increase in total hog population, but analysts are speculating over what other stats may show and mean for futures prices,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The […]

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Sep. 22, 2025 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after news that New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was detected 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, analysts said. Analysts believed the news would mean the U.S.-Mexico border will be closed to feeder cattle imports for […]

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Sep. 18, 2025 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rose on Thursday on a tight cattle supply, though industry experts expressed doubt over consumer demand for beef as concerns grew over the U.S. economic outlook. CME December live cattle LCZ25 ended 1.475 cents higher to 234.15 cents […]

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall

Sep. 17, 2025 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago cattle and hog futures fell for the second day running ahead of Friday’s cattle on feed report. Most-active December live cattle closed at 232.675 cents a pound, down 2.475 cents. October contracts settled at 231.100 cents a pound, down 2.350 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures closed at 349.125 […]

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

Sep. 16, 2025 at 3:51 pm CDT

Chicago cattle and hog futures slid on Tuesday as economic data showed signs of slowing U.S. household spending. Most-active December live cattle closed at 235.150 cents a pound, down 1.125 cents. October contracts settled at 233.450 cents per pound, down 1.150 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures settled at 354.300 […]

By Geralyn Wichers

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Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

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