Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop on weaker pork, falling prices in China

Jun. 21, 2021 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Monday, continuing a retreat from multi-year highs set earlier this month as cash pork prices dropped and worries increased about Chinese import demand for U.S. pork. Technical selling and profit-taking have sped the multi-session decline after the actively traded […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on bargain-buying

Jun. 18, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down for second consecutive day

Jun. 17, 2021 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on new China stats

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high

Jun. 15, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as corn prices cool

Jun. 14, 2021 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Monday, reaching a one-month top as falling prices for feed grains lifted feeder cattle futures, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.25 cents at 121.275 cents/lb. after reaching 121.575 cents, the contract’s highest since […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on strong packer margins

Jun. 11, 2021 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Friday on strong beef plant margins and good demand from packers for fed cattle, traders said. Cash beef prices have flattened after a prolonged run higher, but packers continue to make a large profit on each animal slaughtered. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

Jun. 10, 2021 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures were mostly higher on Thursday on elevated pork prices and strong demand, although profit-taking clipped some of the gains, traders said. Lightly traded June hog futures climbed to the highest for a spot month contract in nearly seven years. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Front-month hogs hit seven-year high in thin trade

Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday, with the thinly traded June contract rising to a seven-year high as strong domestic demand continues to underpin prices even as export prospects wane, traders said. The most-active hog futures contract eased on profit-taking but […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: July hogs retreat after matching contract high

Jun. 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ended mixed on Tuesday after matching a contract high because of tight U.S. supplies and firm cash markets, analysts said. The hog market has surged this year due to strong domestic demand and solid export sales to China, the […]

By Tom Polansek