Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly lower as beef prices ease

Nov. 14, 2017 at 3:47 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mostly lower on Monday, pressured by weaker beef prices and expectations that cash cattle at Plains feedlot markets would trade at lower prices this week, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle ended steady at 120.575 cents, while actively traded […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures mixed on spreading, cash declines

Nov. 9, 2017 at 7:43 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slump 3rd straight session

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease weakens CME live cattle futures

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:19 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle futures

Nov. 6, 2017 at 4:03 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures retreat from 5-month high

Nov. 3, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday settled lower, pressured by profit-taking after futures posted new highs for the contract and reached their highest level in almost five months, said traders. December futures led decliners after funds “rolled” that month and at the same time purchased […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from five-month high

Nov. 2, 2017 at 7:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday settled lower, pressured by profit-taking after futures posted new highs for the contract and reached their highest level in almost five months, said traders. December futures led decliners after funds “rolled” that month and at the same time purchased […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise again on cash hopes

Nov. 1, 2017 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures bounded to life-of-contract highs for the third straight session on Wednesday, rising on expectations that beef packers will continue paying higher prices in Plains cash markets, traders said. About 1,500 cattle sold at the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange online auction at $120/cwt, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs hit contract highs on fund buying

Oct. 31, 2017 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures rose to life-of-contract highs on Tuesday, lifted by investment fund buying linked to optimism that meat prices will continue to rise, traders said. Speculative investors who already were holding massive net long positions in cattle and hog […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge to contract highs on higher cash prices

Oct. 30, 2017 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts surged to lifetime peaks on Monday, boosted by unexpectedly high-priced sales in cash cattle markets that occurred after the futures close on Friday, traders said. Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surpassed Friday’s highs when trade resumed […]

By Michael Hirtzer