Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weak on bearish supplies

May. 24, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday, with a large supply base pressuring the market. Cattle contracts were firm, rising on a round of technical buying. After the close, the U.S. Agriculture Department said frozen U.S. beef stocks […]

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall on technical selling

May. 23, 2023 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to contract lows on demand woes

May. 22, 2023 at 5:48 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally

May. 19, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up ahead of USDA feedlot data

May. 18, 2023 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs pressured by cheap cash prices, softer pork prices

May. 17, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined on Wednesday, snapping a three-session advance, pressured by a discounted cash hog market and declining wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME June lean hog futures settled down 2.325 cents at 84.875 cents/lb. and the July contract fell 2.575 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle inch lower, nearby hogs end higher

May. 16, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slipped on Tuesday, pressured by softening wholesale beef prices and a lack of bullish news, traders said. Cash cattle trade was quiet, leaving some traders to focus on beef prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) priced choice […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up two per cent on firm cash markets, short-covering

May. 15, 2023 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose more than two per cent on Monday on signs of firming cash hog values, rising wholesale pork prices and short-covering. CME June lean hog futures settled up 2.05 cents at 86.15 cents/lb., with the July contract up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on falling corn prices

May. 12, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group cattle futures contracts rallied on Friday as a government forecast for a record-large U.S. corn harvest raised expectations that feeding costs will weaken as the supply base rises. Hog futures ended firm on signs of improving values in the cash market, traders said. Most […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall on weak export data

May. 11, 2023 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell on Thursday on poor export demand for pork, traders said. Cattle futures were mixed, with live cattle easing on weakening trades in the cash market. Feeder cattle contracts were supported by falling corn prices. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday […]

By Mark Weinraub