Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall on profit-taking reversal

May. 9, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures declined two per cent or more on Tuesday, reversing from earlier gains as traders took profits on concern that surging prices could hurt beef demand, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures were higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly sharply higher on roll, beef gains

May. 8, 2017 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down on profit-taking

May. 5, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up third straight session

May. 4, 2017 at 7:53 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soar limit up

May. 3, 2017 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher, but off session tops

May. 2, 2017 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher Tuesday on fund buying, short-covering and solid beef demand that briefly lifted the June contract to its three-cent daily price limit, said traders. They said profit-taking and caution before this week’s cash prices pulled futures from new contract […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hold modest gains

May. 1, 2017 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Monday settled with modest gains, supported by their discounts to last week’s futures prices and robust wholesale beef demand, said traders. They said profit-taking, after futures spiked to new highs earlier in the session, capped nearby market advances […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit one-year high on fund buying

Apr. 28, 2017 at 3:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Friday notched a one-year high for a third straight day, with strength from fund buying during the month’s final trading session, traders said. They said brisk wholesale beef demand and deferred-month futures’ discounts to this week’s cash prices helped drive […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as cash prices surge

Apr. 27, 2017 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle surged to contract highs on Thursday and closed up the daily limit in most contacts on stronger-than-expected cash markets and robust demand for beef, traders said. The front-month contract hit a 13-month peak as the market closed higher for the fifteenth […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cash prices propel live cattle to one-year high

Apr. 26, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Wednesday reached its highest level in a year, ignited by short-covering and futures’ discounts to initial cash prices, traders said. They said bargain buying briefly sent some deferred live cattle months to fresh highs and up their three-cents-per-pound daily price […]

By Theopolis Waters