Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise ahead of bullish data

Nov. 17, 2023 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended higher on Friday as livestock traders adjusted positions in the markets. After the close of trading, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued monthly data that showed producers placed 3.8 per cent more cattle into feedlots in […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on weakness in equities, cash cattle market

Nov. 16, 2023 at 3:50 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend gains, await U.S. data

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:21 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Short-covering boosts CME cattle after recent decline

Nov. 14, 2023 at 5:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up off last week’s sell-off

Nov. 13, 2023 at 4:52 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mixed, feeder cattle firm

Nov. 10, 2023 at 6:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended the week mixed on Friday, as traders and analysts said technical and algorithmic trading sent contract prices whipsawing during the session. Feeder cattle futures firmed as Chicago corn futures posted a third straight weekly decline, as grain markets […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle sell-off sends nearby contracts plunging

Nov. 9, 2023 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, amid fund liquidation, growing concern over consumer demand and signs of prices falling in the cash market. Traders and funds scrambled to shed some of their long positions, after betting the bull market in cattle futures […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally late in session on technical buying

Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures saw a choppy day of trading on Wednesday, before rallying later in the session on short-covering and technical buying, traders said. December live cattle futures dipped below its 200-day moving average of $177.50 before bouncing up (all figures US$). January […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to May lows

Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures sank to their lowest prices since May on Tuesday on fund liquidation and profit-taking, traders said. Follow-through selling pressured the markets after losses on Monday, along with softer boxed beef prices, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced choice cuts of beef […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle slide on concerns over beef demand

Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest level in more than a week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on concerns about the risk for easing demand for U.S. beef. Feeder cattle futures also declined, while lean hog futures ended higher. Lower-than-expected cash cattle prices […]

By Tom Polansek