Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up despite slower slaughter

Nov. 6, 2020 at 5:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained slightly on Friday after a week of range trading, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange December live cattle futures settled 0.3 cent higher at 108.65 cents/lb. (all figures US$). CME feeder cattle futures gained 0.525 cents to end at 135.925 cents/lb. For […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up with boxed beef prices

Nov. 5, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes

Nov. 4, 2020 at 7:02 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures trim back on election uncertainty

Nov. 3, 2020 at 6:09 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with wholesale beef prices

Nov. 2, 2020 at 7:15 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle edge higher in subdued trade

Oct. 30, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Friday for a fourth straight session, supported by follow-through technical buying after Thursday’s strong close and brisk demand for beef, analysts said. But trading volume was thin as brokers waited for significant cash cattle trade to emerge. Fat cattle […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump on tightening supplies

Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday on expectations that tight cattle supplies and rising demand for beef will buoy cash cattle markets, analysts said. Cash cattle traded lightly in the southern Plains this week at $106/cwt, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported, even with […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on declining wholesale pork prices

Oct. 28, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on weaker wholesale pork prices, while cattle futures advanced on steady beef demand, traders said. The U.S. pork cutout, an indication of wholesale pork prices, fell by $4.31, to $84.52/cwt, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (all figures […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound as trade adjusts to supply shock

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday, as packers kept processing at a higher-than-usual pace, despite a bearish Cattle on Feed report, traders said. Meanwhile, hog futures eased slightly on Tuesday, as falling cutout prices have carved into packer margins, traders said. CME December live cattle […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit lowest price since June under supply pressure

Oct. 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday, with the most-active contract touching its lowest price since June under pressure from a larger-than-expected number of cattle on feed in the United States, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly report issued after the markets […]

By Tom Polansek