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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up, cattle edge down

May. 30, 2025 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures closed slightly down on Friday while lean hogs continued to gain.

U.S. livestock: Cattle contracts regain strength, hogs edge down

May. 29, 2025 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Cattle continue slump, hogs rise

May. 28, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

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

May. 27, 2025 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

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

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned higher on Thursday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend and wholesale prices continued to rise on consumer beef demand, market analysts said.

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

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle firmed on Wednesday as wholesale prices continued to rise and consumer demand for beef has stayed strong amid the U.S. grilling season, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs, cattle mixed

May. 20, 2025 at 3:50 pm CDT

Chicago cattle and lean hog futures ended mixed on Wednesday even as consumer demand remained strong ahead of Memorial Day.

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