Reading Time: < 1 minute 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. The October contract rose US$1.475/cwt […] Read more

U.S. livestock: New contract highs for live cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 October live cattle contract added […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, coming down from recent highs.

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, hitting fresh highs to end the week.

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Thursday, with fresh contract highs in the feeder cattle market while live cattle ran into resistance at their own highs to settle with small losses.

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend rally to new highs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures extended gains to record highs on Wednesday while live cattle futures set a contract high before pulling back.

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop as pork prices decline, cattle higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday on lower cash market prices, while cattle futures posted modest gains despite lower beef values as tight supplies continue to underpin the market, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound, hogs gain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures rebounded on Wednesday after dropping on Tuesday over news the U.S. Department of Agriculture would gradually reopen borders to Mexican cattle imports.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, hogs fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures rose to start the week while hogs fell back.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on higher wholesale prices, buying interest
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended higher on Friday under support from stronger wholesale boxed beef prices and buying interest, though concerns over waning consumer demand for beef continued to linger over the market, analysts said.