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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on supply numbers, year-end positioning

By Renee Hickman, Reuters December 30, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell while feeder cattle futures rose on year-end positioning, according to analysts, with the trade thin between Christmas and New Year holidays. Many funds still have net long positions, said Doug Houghton, analyst at Brock Associates, “If they’re taking profits, that’s going […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters December 24, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were little changed but ended slightly lower on Wednesday amid thin trade ahead of Christmas, analysts said. Many traders have exited out of their positions ahead of Christmas and the New Year market holidays. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 1.45 cents lower […] Read more

Much like the price of eggs during the Biden administration, the cost of beef has become an emblem of the affordability crisis in America. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

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‘Not a happy Trump supporter’: U.S. Cattle ranchers hit by push for lower beef prices

By Reuters, Tom Polansek December 24, 2025

Much like the price of eggs during the Biden administration, the cost of beef has become an emblem of the affordability crisis in Donald Trump’s America. Beef prices hit record highs earlier this year as the cattle herd shrank and consumer demand remained strong.

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures lower after sideways trade

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters December 23, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures inched lower on positioning on Tuesday as thin volumes led to a sideways, choppy trade. Hog futures rose as traders covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, which they had expected to show a 0.9 […] Read more

A cow in the auction ring at the Gladstone Auction Mart in October 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

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Klassen: Feeder market closes year on soft tone

By Jerry Klassen December 23, 2025

For the week ending December 20, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were steady to $10 weaker compared to seven days earlier. For the second week in a row, the price range was quite wide for similar weight cattle. Larger operations were focused on pre-conditioned vaccinated cattle given the adverse weather conditions. The quality of cattle […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise ahead of ‘Hogs and Pigs’ report

By Geralyn Wichers December 22, 2025

Chicago cattle futures continued to inch upward on Monday. Hogs also rose in anticipation of Tuesday’s Hogs and Pigs report. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 231.425 cents a pound, up 0.625 cents. April live cattle settled at 231.075 cents a pound, up 1.075 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle closed at 340.500 cents a […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

By Geralyn Wichers December 19, 2025

Chicago cattle futures rose as the USDA’s ‘Cattle on Feed’ report showed inventories two per cent down from a year ago. Most-active April live cattle futures gained 1.850 cents to close at 230.000 cents a pound. June contracts settled at 223.825 cents per pound, up 1.725 cents. Most-active March feeder cattle futures gained 4.800 cents […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on falling beef prices, selling

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters December 18, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures tipped lower on Thursday as falling wholesale boxed beef prices and long liquidation pressured the market, analysts said. A decline in boxed beef prices has made meatpackers, whose margins continue to remain in the red, less willing to pay up for cattle. “The […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

By Geralyn Wichers December 17, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell across the board on Wednesday. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 229.550 cents a pound, down 1.150 cents. April contracts also fell by 1.150 cents to settle at 229.125 cents. Most-active January feeder cattle contracts closed at 341.525 cents per pound, a loss of 1.800 cents. March futures […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs recoup losses

By Geralyn Wichers December 16, 2025

Chicago live and feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday while hog contracts regained Monday’s losses. Most-active February live cattle futures closed at 230.700 cents a pound, up 0.150 cents. June live cattle settled up 0.275 cents at 223.700 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle gained 3.400 cents to close at 343.325 cents a pound […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on supply numbers, year-end positioning

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

‘Not a happy Trump supporter’: U.S. Cattle ranchers hit by push for lower beef prices

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures lower after sideways trade

Klassen: Feeder market closes year on soft tone

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise ahead of ‘Hogs and Pigs’ report

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on falling beef prices, selling

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs recoup losses

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