Insights and Stories on Hog Futures

U.S. livestock: Cattle settle mostly lower on technical selling

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower in a technical selloff on Tuesday, with each declining to the lowest levels in about two months before trimming losses. Broad selling in many commodities, led by crude oil, further weighed on cattle at the Chicago […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge to one-year high

Jun. 19, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs ease in technical selloff

Jun. 15, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

Jun. 14, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound as wholesale pork hits two-year high

Jun. 13, 2017 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped as much as two per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from losses in the previous session on support from sharply higher wholesale pork prices, traders and analysts said. Prices for U.S. pork extended gains to the highest levels in more […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures ease on fund selling

Jun. 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle and hog futures fell one per cent or more on Monday, pressured by chart-based and investment fund selling, traders and analysts said. Lower-than-expected prices in cash cattle markets late last week further weighed on futures, even as rising U.S. wholesale beef prices suggested meat […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end weaker

Jun. 9, 2017 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts were weakened Friday by profit-taking and investor caution as they await the bulk of this week’s cash cattle sales, said traders. Futures discounts to initial cash prices limited market losses, they said. June closed down 0.125 cent/lb. to 131.25 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed

Jun. 8, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Thursday after an up-and-down session, supported by futures’ discounts to preliminary cash prices but pressured by profit-taking, traders said. June closed up 0.175 cent/lb. at 131.375 cents, and August down 0.15 cent at 124.025 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from losses in the previous session while some lean hog contracts weakened following recent gains in technically driven consolidation trade, traders and analysts said. Rising wholesale beef prices buoyed cattle futures as retailers bought to stock […]

By Michael Hirtzer