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

By Renee Hickman, Reuters 7 hours ago

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 5 days ago

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

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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

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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

Beef prices have soared in 2025 as cattle supplies dwindle and meatpackers compete for limited livestock supplies. Photo: Getty Images Plus

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U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs fall

By Geralyn Wichers December 15, 2025

Chicago cattle futures made modest gains on Monday while hogs pulled back. Most-active February live cattle closed at 230.550 cents a pound, up 1.000 cents. April contracts gained 0.625 cents to settle at 230.025 cents a pound. Most-active January feeder cattle futures settled at 339.925 cents a pound, up 0.825 cents. March contracts gained 0.775 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs mostly lower

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters December 12, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Friday on profit taking, inflation concerns and mixed wholesale prices, brokers said. Feeder cattle futures fell during the trading session, after cattle futures jumped to their highest levels on Thursday since late October – following a jump in cash prices for slaughter-ready […] 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

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

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

U.S. livestock: Cattle make small gains, hogs fall

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs mostly lower

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