Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows

Jan. 29, 2020 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures dropped to fresh multi-month lows on Wednesday. Ample supplies and weakening cash markets weighed on the cattle contracts while concerns about demand from China pressured hog futures. The pressure on cattle comes at a time of year when the market tends […]

Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

Jan. 29, 2020 at 4:54 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm, cattle mixed after limit-down moves

Jan. 28, 2020 at 7:08 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Virus concerns add more uncertainty to cattle market

Jan. 27, 2020 at 6:18 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears

Jan. 27, 2020 at 3:50 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle set multi-month lows as virus fears hit markets

Jan. 24, 2020 at 8:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures touched their lowest prices in months on Friday as traders booked profits amid fears about the spread of a new virus from China. Broad selling also hit hog futures, along with equities and crude oil as investors moved into safe-haven […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle stumble to two-month low ahead of USDA report

Jan. 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in about two months on Thursday as traders adjusted positions before a government report that is expected to show an increase in supplies. Hog futures, meanwhile, advanced to their highest prices in about two weeks. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on supply expectations

Jan. 22, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures weakened on Wednesday as traders prepared for a government report that is expected to confirm the nation’s supplies have expanded from a year ago. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will report on Friday that there were 11.948 million head of cattle on feed […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle ease amid uncertain Chinese demand

Jan. 21, 2020 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures came under pressure on Tuesday as traders waited for signs of increased Chinese demand after Beijing and Washington signed an initial trade deal last week. China pledged to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural products as part of the agreement, which is meant to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm on winter weather woes

Jan. 17, 2020 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled about one per cent higher on Friday, supported by fears that a weekend winter storm in the Plains and Midwest would slow the transport of livestock and complicate pork and beef plant operations, traders said. […]

By Julie Ingwersen