Insights and Stories on U.S. Livestock

Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures bounce on short covering

Sep. 11, 2025 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ticked higher on Thursday on a short-covering bounce, though a weaker cash market and concerns around consumer demand for beef continued to weigh on the market. Cattle futures also benefited from rising grains futures, which steadied ahead of the U.S. Department […]

View of cattle's backs through the bars of a gate.

U.S. livestock: Cattle make gains, hogs mixed

Sep. 10, 2025 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard.

U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply, hogs mixed

Sep. 9, 2025 at 5:10 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

Sep. 8, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower in profit-taking, technical correction

Sep. 3, 2025 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slip on demand concerns as beef prices turn lower

Sep. 2, 2025 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dipped on Tuesday as gains fueled by tight cattle supplies and strong demand faded amid concerns that high beef prices and cooling weather could soon affect retail meat sales, analysts said.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

Aug. 29, 2025 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures climbed on Friday after dipping on Thursday due to technical selling. Lean hogs also rose.

By Geralyn Wichers

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Aug. 28, 2025 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on technical selling after live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs in the previous day.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters