Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Weak cash outlook limits live cattle advances

May. 25, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, helped by short-covering and bargain hunting after recent market losses, traders said. But expectations of softer market-ready, or cash, cattle prices by Friday, and subsequent increased supplies, tempered market advances, traders said. “Futures is an anticipatory market. […]

U.S. livestock: Cash price outlook extends CME live cattle losses

May. 24, 2016 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down after bearish USDA surprise

May. 23, 2016 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selloff

May. 18, 2016 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm on short-covering, beef gains

May. 17, 2016 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly higher

May. 16, 2016 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts landed in positive territory on Monday, after investors bought deferred months and simultaneously sold June futures in a trading strategy known as bear spreading, traders said. June live cattle closed down 0.4 cent/lb. at 123.025 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain most since December on strong cash markets

May. 11, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hogs surged as much as 2.5 per cent for their biggest daily gains since December on Wednesday, lifted by rising cash prices and wholesale pork values that were tied to expectations of more export business to China, traders said. Technical buying also buoyed hog […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump, cattle firm on gains in meat prices

May. 10, 2016 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs gained the most in a week on Tuesday while cattle futures rose for the eighth straight session, with each commodity rising in tandem with wholesale meat prices on signs of growing demand, traders said. Trading volumes in the livestock contracts were relatively subdued […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit 3-1/2 week high on cash gains

May. 9, 2016 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped as much as two per cent to the highest levels in nearly a month on Monday, lifted by gains in the cash cattle market and signs demand for beef was improving, traders said. Feeder cattle futures also were sharply higher while […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb for sixth straight session

May. 6, 2016 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday stretched their consecutive win streak to six sessions, helped by optimism for cash prices by late afternoon that offset stagnant wholesale beef demand, traders said. June live cattle closed 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 120.725 cents, and August ended […]

By Theopolis Waters