Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on firmer beef prices

Sep. 6, 2017 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled moderately higher on Wednesday, with help from short-covering and improved wholesale beef values, said traders. December received added support from fund buying after the contract topped the 10-day moving average of 109.648 cents (all figures US$). October live cattle […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly firm on short covering

Sep. 1, 2017 at 6:22 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Short-covering, bargain buying boost CME hogs

Aug. 30, 2017 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Supplies drag CME hogs to eight-month low

Aug. 28, 2017 at 8:07 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle gain before USDA report, but off highs

Aug. 25, 2017 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from nine-month low

Aug. 24, 2017 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled higher on Thursday after short-covering and bargain buying rescued futures from a nine-month low earlier in the session, said traders. Technical buying and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday provided more market […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle resume trek to nine-month low

Aug. 23, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday hit a nine-month low for the fourth time in the past five sessions, led by seasonally soft wholesale beef demand and lower initial cash prices, said traders. Fund liquidation contributed to declines after deferred contracts slipped below key […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle break four-session losing skid

Aug. 22, 2017 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled higher for the first time in five sessions, spurred by short-covering and bargain buying, said traders. Some contracts punched through key technical resistance barriers, which triggered fund buying and pre-established buy orders. August ended 0.725 cent/lb. higher […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle at nine-month low for third straight session

Aug. 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased to their lowest level in nine months on Monday as the seasonal supply build-up pressured wholesale beef prices for a third consecutive session, traders said. They said bullish traders worried that plentiful cattle numbers might again result in lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle again sink to nine-month bottom, but off lows

Aug. 18, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures pared losses on Friday after falling to their lowest level in nine months, led by this week’s steep cash price drop and seasonally downward-trending wholesale beef values, said traders. Bargain buying and traders covering their short positions lifted contracts from […]

By Theopolis Waters