Insights and Stories on Livestock

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Aug. 15, 2025 at 3:57 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, finding some support from fresh details on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to deal with new world screwworm.

Animal health worker Eduardo Lugo treats the wounds of a cow as Chihuahua ranchers intensify surveillance for the screwworm after the U.S. suspended cattle imports following the detection of the parasite in southern Mexico, at the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union, in Nuevo Palomas, Mexico May 16, 2025.

USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworm

Aug. 15, 2025 at 2:04 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas Reuters Tom Polansek

Minister Eleanor Olszewski at Global Institute for Food Security for funding announcement. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding

Aug. 13, 2025 at 1:31 pm CDT

By Janelle Rudolph

Governments offer aid to drought-affected Manitoba livestock producers

Jul. 24, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again

Jul. 18, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Jul. 17, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange showed small losses on Thursday, while lean hog futures made gains in consecutive sessions. The August live cattle contract declined 22.5 U.S. cents per hundredweight to end the day at US$223.675. Meanwhile, October live cattle dropped 42.5 U.S. cents/cwt to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: New contract highs for live cattle

Jul. 16, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

Live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Wednesday while cattle futures came close and lean hog futures continued to recover from recent lows. The August live cattle contract gained US$1.500 per hundredweight to finish the day at US$223.900, 50 cents below the new contract high reached earlier on Wednesday. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Jul. 15, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday recovered their losses from Monday. However, lean hog prices were mixed. August live cattle gained US$3.050 per hundredweight to close at US$222.400/cwt. Tuesday’s high of US$222.750 was the contract’s second-highest daily high ever behind US$223.275 on Friday. The […]

By Adam Peleshaty