Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cash prices halt CME hogs’ losing streak

Mar. 13, 2018 at 8:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday snapped a four-session slide, helped by short-covering and firmer prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs, traders said. They said some investors bought deferred months as fears of a trade war eased. Futures drew support from expectations for only a […]

U.S. livestock: Supplies, trade nerves keep CME hogs on defensive

Mar. 12, 2018 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back on bargain hunting

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:00 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down, but off seven-week lows

Mar. 8, 2018 at 3:26 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Trade war jitters drag on CME hogs

Mar. 7, 2018 at 6:40 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Supply buildup fears undercut CME live cattle

Mar. 6, 2018 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday finished lower as concern about increased supplies ahead yanked the market from early-session highs, traders said. Investors exercised caution while waiting for the bulk of slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle in the U.S. Plains to change hands this week. […]

U.S. livestock: Pork demand, wintry weather boost CME hogs

Mar. 5, 2018 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a second straight session on Monday, driven by improved wholesale pork prices and a winter storm churning in parts of the upper western Corn Belt, said traders. April hogs closed 1.225 cents/lb. higher at 68.8 cents, and May […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

Mar. 2, 2018 at 6:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Friday on technical selling and expectations of a seasonal uptick in beef supplies as the pace of cattle slaughter increases, analysts said. “(There is) a little concern that we might have posted the smallest supply of the year, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Spot cattle rise, deferreds weak

Mar. 1, 2018 at 4:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with the front-month contract edging higher after hitting a 2-1/2-week low on Wednesday. Deferred cattle contracts were weaker, remaining under pressure from weak cash markets. Strong export data provided support to the nearby contracts. The U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on technical buying

Feb. 27, 2018 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher Tuesday on technical buying, halting a four-session slide that drove the benchmark April contract to a two-week low a day earlier. But the contract closed well off its session high, paring gains as cattle traders reacted to a […]

By Julie Ingwersen