Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs dip on concern over slower slaughter, heavier pigs

Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday amid concerns that a reduced pace of slaughtering is limiting demand for pigs that are growing heavier, analysts said. Slow slaughtering has weighed on hog and cattle futures because livestock back up on farms when they cannot […]

U.S. livestock: Hog slaughter hits five-month low on Omicron spread

Jan. 12, 2022 at 6:23 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end higher in short-covering bounce

Jan. 11, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs sag on Wall Street woes, worker shortages

Jan. 10, 2022 at 8:09 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs fall on weaker slaughter

Jan. 7, 2022 at 5:23 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures firm

Jan. 6, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures moved higher on Thursday, supported by cash cattle prices in the northern U.S. Plains, analysts said. “We’ve been under some pressure recently, but the cash trade was still at $138 to $140,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on lagging slaughter rates

Jan. 5, 2022 at 5:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased for a fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, pressured by lagging slaughterhouse production, analysts said. “We’re just not processing cattle fast enough. Some of the supply chain bottle necks that have affected the cattle market up to this point, they […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, lean hogs dip on regulatory concerns

Jan. 4, 2022 at 4:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday, pressured by new federal efforts to address a lack of competition in the U.S. meat processing sector. The initiative, announced by U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday, includes funding for more independent meat processors, strengthening enforcement of […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Nearby CME live and feeder cattle futures ease

Jan. 3, 2022 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Monday, remaining near recent highs as back-month contracts climbed to new highs on expectations of tighter supplies to come. CME February live cattle futures settled down 0.775 cent at 138.925 cents/lb., though back-month contracts starting with August 2022 […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures touch four-week high

Dec. 27, 2021 at 8:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose for the fourth straight trading session on Monday, as the market continued to see support from a government report last week that showed smaller-than-expected national inventory numbers, traders said. Most-active February hog futures settled the day up 0.425 cent at 83.65 cents/lb. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter