Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Rising wholesale meat prices lift futures

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices rose, bucking seasonal trends and spurring hopes for higher cash cattle prices this week, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 0.1 cent at 135.725 cents/lb. and most-active October ended […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Jul. 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weak, hogs slightly higher

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on profit-taking

Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rally to highest since November 2015

Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach three-week peak

Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a three-week high on Tuesday on sinking corn feed prices and concerns that hot, dry weather at central and southern Plains feedlots will continue to shrink livestock supplies, traders said. Technical buying further fueled the gains as cattle markets […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on cash market premiums

Jul. 11, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts firmed on Monday on technical buying and support from the premium of cash market prices to the actively traded front-month futures contract. Live cattle drew further support from firm beef prices and gains in feeder cattle futures. “Live cattle were […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle slump

Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Friday as brokers said steady-to-lower cash prices were seen as disappointing. Feeder cattle futures also finished weaker, under pressure from climbing prices of grain used for livestock feed, brokers said. Traders kept an eye on the cash market, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch highest level since April

Jul. 7, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped to their highest price since April on Thursday on U.S. supply concerns and strength in outside markets, brokers said. Live cattle reached a two-week high in the most-active contract, while feeder cattle futures slumped under pressure from soaring costs […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs advance in turnaround from losses

Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures closed stronger on Wednesday as the livestock markets recovered from losses in the previous session that were linked to fears of a global economic recession, traders said. Wall Street also finished higher, after broad declines in equities and commodities […]

By Tom Polansek