Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on ample supply, flat cash offers

Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday, pressured by ample cattle supplies that offer little incentive for packers to bid up the cash market. “The supply of market ready cattle is a little less than last year, but it’s still plentiful. It […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm

Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:09 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease, seasonal high possible

Apr. 5, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle fall on strong slaughter, profit-taking

Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle ease on profit-taking

Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs retreat off contract highs

Mar. 31, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Thursday, shrugging off early support from a bullish U.S. government hog inventory report as traders appeared to focus instead on profit-taking at the end of the quarter and disappointing wholesale pork prices, traders said. CME […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures end lower

Mar. 30, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Wednesday on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly hog inventory report. However, traders said the government data, released after the close, was supportive for futures. USDA reported the U.S. hog […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as grains fall

Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday with the benchmark June contract hitting a four-week top, led by a surge in feeder cattle futures and optimism about consumer demand for beef, traders said. CME June live cattle settled up 1.7 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs climb on firm cash

Mar. 28, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark June lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Monday, setting a life-of-contract high on firm cash hog prices and expectations of tightening supplies. CME June hogs settled up 0.2 cent at 126.05 cents/lb., paring gains after reaching a contract top of 126.875 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs set new contract highs with supplies in focus

Mar. 25, 2022 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rallied on Friday, with most contracts setting new highs as strong prices for pork and concerns about supplies underpinned the market. Most-active June lean hog futures jumped 3.775 cents to finish at 125.85 cents/lb., closing above the high end of its […]

By Reuters