Insights and Stories on U.S. Livestock

Jul. 17, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange showed small losses on Thursday, while lean hog futures made gains in consecutive sessions. The August live cattle contract declined 22.5 U.S. cents per hundredweight to end the day at US$223.675. Meanwhile, October live cattle dropped 42.5 U.S. cents/cwt to […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 16, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

Live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Wednesday while cattle futures came close and lean hog futures continued to recover from recent lows. The August live cattle contract gained US$1.500 per hundredweight to finish the day at US$223.900, 50 cents below the new contract high reached earlier on Wednesday. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 15, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday recovered their losses from Monday. However, lean hog prices were mixed. August live cattle gained US$3.050 per hundredweight to close at US$222.400/cwt. Tuesday’s high of US$222.750 was the contract’s second-highest daily high ever behind US$223.275 on Friday. The […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 14, 2025 at 3:18 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, coming down from recent highs.

By Adam Peleshaty

Jul. 11, 2025 at 2:55 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, hitting fresh highs to end the week.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin