Insights and Stories on CME

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Aug. 15, 2025 at 3:57 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, finding some support from fresh details on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to deal with new world screwworm.

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: Cattle slip on profit taking, technicals after weak beef export data

Aug. 14, 2025 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs slip back

Aug. 13, 2025 at 3:58 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue gains, hogs slide

Aug. 12, 2025 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

Aug. 11, 2025 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Aug. 8, 2025 at 4:18 pm CDT

Feeder and live cattle futures fell hard on Friday while lean hogs closed on either side of unchanged.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit contract highs on strong cash trade

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs for the second day in a row on Thursday as strong cash cattle prices and resilient consumer demand continued to fuel a rally, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs on Wednesday as strong consumer demand for beef and another spike in wholesale boxed beef prices supported an ongoing futures rally.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters