Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

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

Nov. 24, 2017 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday were weakened by profit-taking during a shortened session following the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday. CME livestock markets closed early at 12:15 p.m. CT and will resume on Monday at 8:30 a.m. CT. Technical selling, and potential cattle supply […]

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

Nov. 22, 2017 at 4:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound on cash, beef prices

Nov. 21, 2017 at 5:32 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff sinks CME live cattle to 4-month low

Nov. 20, 2017 at 3:46 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S livestock: CME live cattle futures ease before USDA report

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip on softer cash, beef prices

Nov. 16, 2017 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday reversed some of Wednesday’s gains, led by weaker cash and wholesale beef values, traders said. Some market participants tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report. “We saw a small rally yesterday, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares recent CME live cattle losses

Nov. 15, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled higher after short-covering helped recoup some of the market’s recent cash price related losses, traders said. A few investors adjusted positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday. December live cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop CME hogs to one-month low

Nov. 14, 2017 at 4:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday slid to their lowest level in a month after downward-trending cash prices triggered sell orders, traders said. Fund selling developed after some contracts drifted below technical support areas. December hogs ended 2.325 cents/lb. lower at 59.975 cents, and below […]

By Theopolis Waters

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 […]

By Karl Plume

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

Nov. 9, 2017 at 7:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. livestock futures were widely mixed on Thursday, with nearby live cattle and lean hog contracts hitting multi-week lows in bear-spreading as traders moved into deferred positions. Worries of weaker prices in cash markets for cattle and hogs further weighed on front-month contracts while the third […]

By Michael Hirtzer