Insights and Stories on Live Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rise on new-month buying

Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday on what appeared to be technical and speculative buying at the start of a new month and quarter, analysts said. Yet the benchmark August live cattle contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained rangebound, with rallies capped by […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drift lower as corn prices soar

Jun. 30, 2020 at 8:27 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end firm on light recovery bounce

Jun. 29, 2020 at 8:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble on bigger-than-expected supply, economic concerns

Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs mostly higher ahead of USDA inventory data

Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures down on big supplies, economic jitters

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures eased on Wednesday and hog futures were mostly lower on ample livestock supplies and concerns about rising coronavirus infections and their negative impact on the economy. Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Wednesday and crude oil plunged more than five per cent […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures rise as frozen meat stocks decline

Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures firmed on Tuesday following two sessions of declines after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data showed a larger-than-anticipated decline in cold-storage stocks of pork and beef. The USDA stocks report, released after the close on Monday, showed a record-large drop in […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop as China tightens food import restrictions

Jun. 22, 2020 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures retreated on Monday, with actively traded nearby contracts sinking more than three per cent and hitting life-of-contract lows amid worries about pork exports to China, which has stepped up oversight of imported goods due to COVID-19. China’s customs authority said on Sunday […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures drop ahead of USDA data

Jun. 19, 2020 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures fell on Friday, as hog producers and cattle ranchers continue to struggle with a massive backlog even as many slaughterhouses come back online. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, released Friday after the market close, showed May feedlot placements […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef prices decline

Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell Thursday as boxed beef prices tumbled under pressure from rising production. Beef output has increased as meat companies increase slaughtering after temporarily closing processing plants in April and May because of outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus among workers. Processors killed an […]

By Tom Polansek