Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on strength in cash market

Jun. 7, 2021 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose on Monday, with the market underpinned by tight supplies and firm cash markets, traders said. But technical selling kept the gains in check, with the front-month contract failing to take out the seven-year high it hit on Friday. CME […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slide on higher feed costs

Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle gain on lower corn

Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise as JBS reopens plants

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on cyberattack at JBS

Jun. 1, 2021 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on firm demand, tight supplies

May. 28, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Friday as pork demand remained firm and supplies of market-ready hogs stayed low, analysts said. “At some point though, you would think the wholesale price would put a damper on demand, at some point in the summer,” said […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs firm on meat demand

May. 27, 2021 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog and live cattle futures climbed on Thursday on firming cash beef and pork prices and strong weekly export sales data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Feeder cattle futures were lower, however, pressured by soaring corn feed prices. USDA data […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs ease on profit-taking

May. 26, 2021 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Wednesday, as investors took profits after some nearby contracts scaled the highest levels in years during the session on strong cash hog and pork prices. Cash hog prices remained firm while pork values hovered near the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up as pork prices rise, corn tumbles

May. 25, 2021 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rebounded from the prior day’s losses on Tuesday on stronger cash pork prices and a weaker dollar, and as corn feed values fell sharply. Feeder cattle contracts also posted strong gains as benchmark corn futures on the Chicago Board of […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink as on-feed supply tops estimates

May. 24, 2021 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures retreated on Monday after U.S. government data showed supplies in feedlots above trade expectations and as some traders worried about demand for beef. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said late on Friday that May 1 on-feed cattle supplies stood […]

By Karl Plume