Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: June live cattle, hogs continue lower

Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:04 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s most-active June live cattle and lean hog contracts continued on a downward track in Monday’s trade. June live cattle closed Monday at $155.525, beneath the lower end of its 20-day Bollinger range and down 87.5 cents from Friday’s close (all figures US$ per hundredweight). Front-month April, meanwhile, […]

U.S. livestock: Nearby CME lean hogs recover slightly from slide

Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on disease chatter

Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle set multi-week lows as bank selloff hits Wall Street

Mar. 15, 2023 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market scaling fresh heights

Mar. 14, 2023 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs decline amid demand worries

Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock markets ended lower again on Tuesday, with cattle and hog futures easing on demand concerns, analysts said. Front-month feeder cattle futures hit their lowest price since March 3, extending a retreat from a 2015 high reached last week. Front-month live cattle, meanwhile, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit one-month low on profit-taking

Mar. 13, 2023 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest price in more than a month, while feeder cattle sank below a one-week low on Monday on profit-taking following recent rallies, brokers said. Feeder cattle closed lower for the third consecutive session after the front-month contract […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle retreat as corn prices rise

Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Feeder cattle futures on Friday extended a setback from 2015 highs the front-month contract reached this week, as rising corn prices temporarily dampened expectations for cheaper livestock feed, analysts said. Corn futures ended higher on the Chicago Board of Trade after sliding earlier to a seven-month […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle pull back

Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday ended lower on Thursday as the front-month contract pulled back from its highest prices in nearly 7-1/2 years. Traders took some profits after futures rallied recently on falling corn prices, brokers said, adding that continued declines […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle highest since 2015 as corn sags

Mar. 8, 2023 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit the highest in nearly 7-1/2 years on Wednesday as falling prices for corn signaled cheaper feed costs, traders said. CME April feeder cattle futures settled up 1.4 cents at 200.075 cents/lb. after setting a life-of-contract high […]

By Julie Ingwersen