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U.S. livestock: Cattle continue downward, hogs turnaround

Feb. 4, 2025 at 3:25 pm CST

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Tuesday as the selloff continued.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures pull back to start February

Feb. 3, 2025 at 3:07 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Monday

Jan. 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Pork market strong despite weak U.S. futures

May. 14, 2024 at 10:56 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

US Livestock: live cattle rise on limited US supply, strong cash prices

Jul. 18, 2023 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally to nine-month high; cattle ease

Jun. 20, 2023 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose to a nine-month high as a recent slowdown in the pace of slaughter limited the amount of retail supplies. Cattle futures were weaker on an expected seasonal slowdown and a round of profit-taking, traders said. CME July hogs jumped three […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly up with consumption forecast

Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly firmer on Wednesday as wholesale beef prices stabilized after a recent slide and as a monthly government report helped to temper concerns about waning consumption. Gains were capped by eroding beef packer margins, although cattle demand is likely […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism

Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures rose on Tuesday on hopes that the pace of slaughter of both cattle and hogs will pick up after slowing down for the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend. Short-covering was also noted in hog futures after the front-month contract sank to […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday on spillover strength from outside markets including Wall Street, as well as firm wholesale beef prices and worries about hot weather stressing cattle in the Plains and Midwest, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle bounce from multi-month lows

Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded from multi-month lows on Monday, while hog futures eased on follow-through selling after notching a limit-down decline on Friday. Live cattle futures snapped an eight-session losing streak that saw the April contract shed seven per cent of its value and […]