Insights and Stories on Hogs

U.S. livestock: Hogs, live cattle gain against cash markets

May. 21, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live hog futures gained on Thursday on short-covering as contracts strengthened against cash markets, traders said. CME live cattle futures firmed, while feeder cattle dipped ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle on feed report. The nearby CME June lean hogs gained 2.475 cents, […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slip as slaughter rises

May. 20, 2020 at 8:04 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall

May. 19, 2020 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle book third day of gains

May. 18, 2020 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Firm cash market lifts live cattle

May. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mostly lower as beef prices ease

May. 14, 2020 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed mostly lower on Thursday as wholesale beef prices began to retreat from historic highs as the U.S. slaughter pace improved, generating more meat supplies, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled down 1.425 cents at 97 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures dip after belly prices dive

May. 13, 2020 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and signs that wholesale pork prices may have peaked after a massive run-up due to closings at meat-packing plants as COVID-19 sickened workers, traders said. The U.S. pork cutout value fell on Tuesday afternoon by nearly […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: June live cattle limit up on soaring beef prices

May. 12, 2020 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, with nearby contracts rising the daily maximum, as surging wholesale beef prices and expectations U.S. beef and pork production would drop spurred speculative buying, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled up 4.5 cents, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures lower on profit-taking

May. 11, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, with some contract months falling their daily three-cent limit on profit-taking amid signs the U.S. meat-packing sector was stepping up beef production, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled down 1.975 cents at 92.675 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cash cattle, futures up on beef packer scrutiny

May. 8, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose on Friday along with cash prices as the federal government probed the beef market. The price of cattle in the cash market has rebounded since U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had urged the federal Justice Department to look […]

By Tom Polansek