Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures ease on fund selling

Jun. 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle and hog futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by chart-based and investment fund selling, traders and analysts said. Lower-than-expected prices in cash cattle markets late last week further weighed on futures, even as rising U.S. wholesale beef prices suggested meat […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end weaker

Jun. 9, 2017 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

Jun. 8, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble in technical selloff after contract highs

Jun. 6, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains as beef prices rise

Jun. 5, 2017 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures climbed about one per cent on Monday, with several deferred live cattle contracts notching lifetime highs and front-month feeders hitting a 15-month peak on investment fund buying tied to gains in beef prices. Some cattle futures contracts reversed from earlier small losses at […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb to one-month top

Jun. 2, 2017 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts hit a one-month high on Friday, driven by fund buying and short-covering, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s better-than-anticipated cash prices generated more buying. June closed 3.4 cents/lb. higher at 130.825 cents, and August 1.35 cents higher at 126.05 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit up on strong cash prices

Jun. 1, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled up their three cent per pound daily price limit on Thursday, fueled by short-covering following stronger-than-expected cash prices, said traders. Fund buying and futures’ discounts to this week’s cash returns enhanced market gains, they said. June and August closed limit […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying extends live cattle gains

May. 31, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The previous session’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle advances carried over into Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering on the final trading session of the month, said traders. Futures’ discounts to this week’s initial cash prices provided additional market support, they said. June ended […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recoup some recent losses

May. 30, 2017 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Tuesday reversed some of their recent losses, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices, said traders. They said some investors sold June futures and simultaneously bought deferred months ahead of the first notice day for […]

By Theopolis Waters