Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives feeder cattle

CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher on firm beef prices

Futures up before new USDA figures released

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday, supported by strong beef prices and positioning ahead of U.S. government reports released after the close of the market, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.65 cents at 137.375 cents/lb. and most-active October ended up 2.025 cents at […] Read more
CME August 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (pink and brown lines) and CME’s cash lean hog index (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures end mixed

Cash markets lift August hogs; live cattle lower, feeder cattle up

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the front August contract gaining against back months as a heat wave in the Midwest and Plains helped support nearby cash hog prices, traders said. CME August lean hog futures settled up 1.425 cents at 116.3 cents/lb. while most-active October […] Read more
CME August 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (pink line) and CME lean hog index (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb, following cash markets

CME live cattle inch up in lacklustre trade

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Wednesday, supported by firm cash markets tied to tight supplies of hogs, traders said. Hot weather in the U.S. midsection added support, posing potential disruptions to the transport of animals. CME August lean hog futures settled 2.05 cents higher at 114.875 cents/lb. […] Read more
CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Rising wholesale meat prices lift futures

CME live cattle buck seasonal trends

By ,
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices rose, bucking seasonal trends and spurring hopes for higher cash cattle prices this week, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 0.1 cent at 135.725 cents/lb. and most-active October ended up 0.5 cent at 141.1 […] Read more
CME August 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures up on hot spell, firm meat prices

Heat wave lowers animals' rate of gain

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday on spillover strength from outside markets including Wall Street, as well as firm wholesale beef prices and worries about hot weather stressing cattle in the Plains and Midwest, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 0.7 cent at 135.625 cents/lb., […] Read more
CME August 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 10-, 20- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weak, hogs slightly higher

Futures gain on the week

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell for the second day in a row on Friday, with expectations that supplies will outstrip demand in the coming months. The most-active August live cattle futures dropped 0.475 cent to settle at 134.925 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The contract fell below its 10-day moving average […] Read more
CME August 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken on profit-taking

Hogs fall on technical setback

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on a round of profit-taking after three straight days of gains, traders said. Signs of weakness in the cash market also weighed on cattle futures. The front-month feeder cattle contract was setting back from its highest since November 2015. Hog futures fell on […] Read more
CME August 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle rally to highest since November 2015

August live cattle, lean hogs also up

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile exchange cattle futures extended gains on Wednesday on follow-through technical buying after rallying in the previous two sessions. Tight supplies remained in focus as the front-month feeder cattle contract hit its highest on a continuous basis since November 2015. “Big picture, the U.S. Agriculture Department still has sharply reduced […] Read more
CME August 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach three-week peak

Lean hogs mixed; U.S. Plains heat wave looms

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a three-week high on Tuesday on sinking corn feed prices and concerns that hot, dry weather at central and southern Plains feedlots will continue to shrink livestock supplies, traders said. Technical buying further fueled the gains as cattle markets advanced despite broad-based selling across […] Read more

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Latest Market News

More Market News →