Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat on profit-taking

Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened on Friday as the market retreated from contract highs hit this week. Profit-taking weighed on futures prices, though the market remains supported by strong demand for cattle from meatpackers, traders said. Packers such as Tyson Foods and JBS slaughtered […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, strong slaughter data supportive

Feb. 10, 2022 at 6:49 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs set contract highs

Feb. 9, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up as processors seek market-ready supply

Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:23 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm on tight hog supplies

Feb. 7, 2022 at 6:07 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up on tight supplies, good demand

Feb. 4, 2022 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Friday as tight hog supplies and strong demand fueled gains for the fifth time in six sessions. The market shrugged off negative technical signals following a lower close in actively traded April futures on Thursday after posting a […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures end lower

Feb. 3, 2022 at 8:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog and cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, retreating as traders paused to book profits after the benchmark contracts in both markets climbed to life-of-contract highs. CME April lean hogs settled down 0.75 cent at 98.375 cents/lb., easing after notching a contract high […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cash prices, slaughter pace support CME live cattle

Feb. 2, 2022 at 6:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Wednesday on strong cash market prices and rising slaughter rates amid seasonally tightening cattle supplies. A winter storm moving across the central U.S. on Wednesday did not noticeably impact cattle and beef production, although […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures hit contract highs

Feb. 1, 2022 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, with most contract months setting life-of-contract highs on fund-driven buying and worries about a winter storm that could slow the transport of animals at a time of tight U.S. hog supplies, traders […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on rising slaughter pace

Jan. 31, 2022 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit the highest in nearly a month on Monday, supported by an improving U.S. slaughter pace and signs of a shrinking U.S. cattle herd, traders said. CME April live cattle futures settled 1.425 cents higher at 144.525 cents/lb. after […]

By Julie Ingwersen