Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures follow cash prices, beef values lower

Dec. 8, 2020 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell for a fourth straight session on Tuesday as cash cattle traded lower at southern U.S. Plains feedlot markets and as wholesale beef prices continued a steep seasonal slide. Declines, however, were limited by bargain buying as some traders viewed the recent […]

Klassen: Feeder market takes direction from live cattle futures

Dec. 8, 2020 at 1:38 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

Dec. 4, 2020 at 6:50 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures gain on strong cash trade

Dec. 2, 2020 at 6:29 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle strengthen on demand outlook

Dec. 1, 2020 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, supported by strong U.S. consumer demand and high wholesale beef prices, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures added 0.3 cent to 113.175 cents/lb. (all figures US$). CME cattle futures have been steady in recent weeks, recovering from […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain on strong pork demand

Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures gained on Monday as demand for pork keeps pace with strong production, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s benchmark February lean hog futures contract settled 1.325 cents higher at 68.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). “Demand must be good,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures trim as traders weigh weak exports

Nov. 27, 2020 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures fell on Friday on profit-taking during a shortened holiday-trading day, while less-than-stellar weekly beef exports added pressure to livestock futures overall, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell for the first time in the past five trading sessions, ending the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash market optimism, beef demand

Nov. 25, 2020 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, climbing ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as strong packer margins fed expectations of improving cash cattle prices over the next few weeks, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures settled up 0.225 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures follow beef prices, Dow higher

Nov. 24, 2020 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a third straight session, lifted by surging wholesale beef prices and optimism that coronavirus vaccines could trigger an economic recovery, bolstering demand for meat, traders said. Wall Street’s Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high above 30,000 […]

By Julie Ingwersen