Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain as heat impacts producers

Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Friday as processors looked to incentivize market-ready cattle movement while producers struggled against high temperatures on the U.S. Plains, analysts said. “We saw packers willing to pay up to keep stuff moving. With the hot weather, you had […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash optimism, heat risk

Aug. 24, 2023 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs dip as seasonal pressures mount

Aug. 23, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease, heat impacts in focus

Aug. 22, 2023 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on fewer feedlot placements

Aug. 21, 2023 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover from six-week low

Aug. 18, 2023 at 10:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday after dropping to a six-week low, as traders adjusted positions before a government report showed lower-than-expected placements in U.S. feedlots last month. The data, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued after trading ended, should […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: October live cattle futures lowest since July

Aug. 17, 2023 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday, with the most-active contract hitting its lowest price since July, as the market continued to retreat from recent highs. Futures and cash prices have jumped this year after drought reduced the amount of pastures available for […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set two-week low

Aug. 16, 2023 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures stumbled to their lowest level in more than two weeks on Wednesday, while lean hogs hit their lowest price since June. Drought prompted U.S. cattle producers to reduce their herds since last year by driving up feed costs and reducing […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Technical selling extends setback in CME lean hogs

Aug. 15, 2023 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chart-based selling drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lower on Tuesday, brokers said, as the market extended a recent setback. Most-active October lean hog futures fell 0.95 cent, or 1.2 per cent, to settle at 78.2 cents/lb. and touched their lowest price since July 3 […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling

Aug. 14, 2023 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to their lowest level in six weeks on Monday on technical selling and ample U.S. supplies, brokers said. The market has pulled back after rising on Aug. 1 to its highest price since March. “Hogs are doing what they […]

By Tom Polansek