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U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures slide

Feb. 20, 2025 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures fell on Thursday.

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

Feb. 19, 2025 at 5:40 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise on renewed New World screwworm concerns

Feb. 18, 2025 at 4:45 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs slide ahead of long weekend

Feb. 14, 2025 at 4:42 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S livestock: Hog, cattle futures choppy on tightened supply, strong demand

Feb. 13, 2025 at 5:26 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Wednesday

Feb. 12, 2025 at 2:53 pm CST

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed Wednesday, with gains in the feeder market and a steady tone in the live cattle market as values retreated from earlier advances.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle back in the red, hogs rise

Feb. 11, 2025 at 3:57 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle resumed their downward trend today after gains on Monday. Most active April live cattle settled at 196.000 cents per pound, down 2.125 cents. June live cattle were down 1.825 cents to 191.375 cents per pound.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle add gains, market fundamentals strong says analyst

Feb. 10, 2025 at 3:32 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures made gains today as trends indicate that while contracts have backed away from record highs, market fundamentals remain solid.

By Geralyn Wichers