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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall on unconfirmed screwworm report

May. 27, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures fell on Tuesday as an unconfirmed report of a case of New World screwworm led to a sell-off.

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed as report shows inventory down

May. 23, 2025 at 4:08 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb ahead of Memorial Day holiday weekend

May. 22, 2025 at 4:41 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb as wholesale US beef prices firm

May. 21, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs, cattle mixed

May. 20, 2025 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures, beef boxes recover some losses

May. 16, 2025 at 3:27 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made small gains on Friday, providing little relief at the end of a tough week. The August live cattle contract gained US$0.900 per hundredweight to close at US$206.750. Meanwhile, August feeder cattle saw an increase of US$1.775/cwt. to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Futures fall, boxed beef prices up

May. 15, 2025 at 3:20 pm CDT

Cattle futures tumbled farther off the contract highs hit earlier in the week on Thursday. Profit taking, as well as comments from Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King that cattle herds were “very close” to a rebuild at a conference on Wednesday, caused August live cattle futures to fall and that […]

By Adam Peleshaty