Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit lowest since late 2021

Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell to their lowest in more than a year on Wednesday, with plentiful supplies and weak export demand weighing on prices, traders said. Cattle futures were mixed, with nearby contracts easing while deferred contracts firmed on concerns about low animal weight. […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures firm even as feed prices weigh

Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:03 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm on bargain buying, grain values

Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:44 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher, rebounding ahead of USDA data

Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit one-month low

Jan. 19, 2023 at 9:43 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures sag as pork prices hover near two-year lows

Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday as cash hog prices remained soft and wholesale pork prices lingered near two-year lows, traders said. “We continue to search for a bottom on the hogs, and the cash market stays under pressure,” said Don Roose, president […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures sag on long liquidation, rising grains

Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, on spillover weakness from feeder cattle futures and long liquidation as market players responded to a hefty net long position held by commodity funds, analysts said. CME February live cattle settled down 0.725 cent at 157 cents/lb. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firm on tight supplies, lower weights

Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly firm on Friday, underpinned by tight supplies and as harsh winter weather in recent weeks lowered cattle slaughter weights and limited beef production, traders said. Live cattle futures prices remained bound in a recent trading range as cash […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs end mixed, cattle mostly lower

Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mixed on Thursday, with actively traded nearby months down on weak pork prices and dull demand, while deferred contracts rose on expectations for tighter supplies in coming months, traders said. The February hog contract was down for the 10th […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop as pork cutout sinks to near two-year low

Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions as weak cash hog prices and lower pork values dragged the market to a fresh three-month low, traders said. Pork packer margins have eroded and the closely followed cash wholesale […]

By Karl Plume