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CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-day moving average and December 2023 live cattle (dark red line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end mixed after hitting new highs

CME lean hogs mostly higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Most of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder and live cattle futures hit new contract highs again on Tuesday, as tight U.S. supplies and forecast of a strong cash market added fuel to a bull rally, traders said. But by the end of the session, both live and feeder cattle futures were […] Read more
CME October 2023 feeder cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle hit new highs

October lean hogs also close higher

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures and deferred live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Monday, as tight U.S. supplies going into next year continued to fuel the bull market, traders said. Even Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s October and December live cattle futures surged within $1 of their contract highs, fueled by optimism […] Read more
CME October 2023 feeder cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high, live cattle hit July high

Hogs up but within yesterday's range

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed to a July high on Thursday while feeder cattle set new contract highs. Tight supplies continue to support the markets, analysts said, after U.S. producers reduced their cattle herds over the last year as drought limited the availability of pastures for grazing. October live […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

October hogs touch lowest in a week

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest level in nearly four weeks, while feeder cattle also stormed higher. U.S. cattle supplies are tight as drought reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing and drove producers to send more cattle to slaughter over the last year. […] Read more
CME October 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs near one-month high on export outlook

CME cattle futures close lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures neared a one-month high on Tuesday on expectations for increased U.S. pork exports and tightening supplies. Demand for U.S. pork is benefiting as high pig prices in Europe cause global importers to shift some business to the United States, where pig prices have been weak, […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on softer cash markets

Trade watching for increased demand for hogs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Friday, ending the week slightly lower as cash trade eased, though the cattle market continues to trade mostly sideways, analysts said. “The market’s basically saying — we’ve got stable trade right now for a couple months,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale […] Read more
CME October 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs climb as traders eye seasonal supply shifts

Cattle futures down ahead of long weekend

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Wednesday, finding support as traders gauged pork demand and watched for signs of a seasonal influx of market-ready hogs. “We still have an index that’s higher than the October. It usually doesn’t close the gap until we get into September a week or […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle dip as traders weigh cash, consumer demand

Hog futures down on supply expectations

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Tuesday after four days of gains, as traders look for direction from consumer demand amid tight cattle supplies, analysts said. “I think we’ve been sideways for cattle now for over a month and, I guess until we see a change on the product […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain as heat impacts producers

Seasonal pressures drag on hog futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Friday as processors looked to incentivize market-ready cattle movement while producers struggled against high temperatures on the U.S. Plains, analysts said. “We saw packers willing to pay up to keep stuff moving. With the hot weather, you had probably reduced performance and a […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-day moving average (pink line, right index) and CME October 2023 feeder cattle (dark red line, left index). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash optimism, heat risk

Lean hogs also up on strong pork prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by concerns about heat stress in the U.S. Plains, as well as optimism in the cash cattle market, analysts said. “The cash outlook seems pretty firm,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital Management. ” I think there’s some support […] Read more

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