Insights and Stories on U.S. Livestock

U.S. grains: Cattle futures up on strong demand, Mexico border closure

Nov. 27, 2024 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday as a strong cash market and a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle added support to futures, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on shutdown of Mexican cattle exports

Nov. 26, 2024 at 4:22 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures spike on news of screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle

Nov. 25, 2024 at 4:43 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall, feeder cattle rise ahead of USDA report

Nov. 21, 2024 at 6:37 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on technical selling

Nov. 15, 2024 at 6:01 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs dip on profit-taking, wholesale meat prices

Nov. 14, 2024 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking following recent gains, according to analysts, while declining wholesale meat prices pressured both cattle and hogs.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs weaken on wholesale pork prices, Goldman roll

Nov. 13, 2024 at 5:33 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures lost ground on Wednesday on weakness in the pork cutout, according to analysts, while cattle futures also retreated on falling wholesale prices.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle recovers on technical trading

Nov. 12, 2024 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained strength on Tuesday on technical trading, analysts said, while lean hog futures rose for a second day as traders anticipated growing export demand.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle edge higher as Wall Street extends gains

Nov. 7, 2024 at 7:55 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed slightly on Thursday as stocks hit record highs on Wall Street for a second day, providing borrowed strength to the livestock markets, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit one-week low, pork belly values fall

Nov. 5, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as profit-taking extended the market's setback from contract highs last week, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek