Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

Aug. 11, 2016 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Thursday, reversing from earlier steep gains on pressure from declining pork prices and ample hog supplies, traders and analysts said. The price action suggested that hog futures would likely test their life-of-contract lows reached on Aug. 4 when trading […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained as much as two per cent on Wednesday, reversing from earlier losses on strength from technical buying and a rebound in wholesale pork prices, traders said. Hog futures tested life-of-contract lows reached last week but did surpass those lows, […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by fund selling and profit-taking after last week’s market rally, traders said. August live cattle ended 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 116.925 cents (all figures US$). October closed 0.875 cent lower at 114.65 cents and below […]

By Theopolis Waters

Aug. 5, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped about one per cent on Friday, capping their best weekly performance since February as investors added to long bets following higher trades in Great Plains cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle were also higher, although […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs futures fell to 3-1/2-month lows on Thursday as investors continued liquidating long bets amid plentiful supplies and lacklustre pork export sales, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures also eased at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with cattle prices reversing from multiweek highs reached […]

By Michael Hirtzer