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U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain

By Geralyn Wichers 1 day ago

Chicago cattle futures slipped back on Friday after Thursday’s pause. Hog futures crept upward. Most-active December live cattle futures closed at 229.675 cents a pound, down 1.425 cents. February contracts closed at 227.675 cents per pound, down 1.825 cents. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures settled at 331.900 cents per pound, down 2.325 cents. March feeders […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures take a pause after recent slides

By Reuters, Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a breather on Thursday after falling hard recently on concerns over President Donald Trump’s push to lower U.S. beef prices, traders said. Ranchers continued to oppose Trump’s plan to boost the country’s imports of Argentine beef to reduce U.S. prices and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle regain ground, hogs dip

By Geralyn Wichers 3 days ago

Chicago cattle futures regained ground on Wednesday after falling off a cliff late last week. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 230.900 cents a pound, up 4.325 cents. February futures settled at 229.450 cents, up 5.350 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 9.150 cents to close at 334.025 cents per pound. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out

By Geralyn Wichers 4 days ago

Chicago live cattle futures leveled out to finish on either side of unchanged, Tuesday, after days of precipitous declines. Feeders continued to fall. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 226.575 cents a pound, down 0.600 cents. February contracts rose by 0.100 cents to settle at 224.100 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on concerns over Trump’s push to lower prices

By Reuters, Tom Polansek 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures tumbled on Monday, extending a steep slide after President Donald Trump complained last week that prices were too high. Traders said they were increasingly expecting that Trump’s administration will encourage more imports of beef and cattle in a bid to offset tight U.S. supplies and bring down prices […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures plunge daily limits on beef price fears

October 24, 2025

Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures contracts fell their respective daily limits on Friday, as efforts by the U.S. to lower historically high beef prices appeared to spark a round of long liquidation by speculators, analysts said. CME benchmark December live cattle futures were down their daily maximum of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 23, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Thursday, after dropping sharply the previous session. The December live cattle contract was up by 1.350 cents per pound at 241.175 cents. However, more deferred months were lower. Feeder cattle saw a continuation of Wednesday’s selloff, with the November contract down 2.775 cents at 361.450 […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on Trump call for lower prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 22, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped sharply on Wednesday, reacting to comments from United States President Donald Trump calling on the cattle sector to lower prices. The December live cattle contract lost 5.600 cents per pound on Wednesday, at 239.825 cents. Feeder cattle were down their daily limit of 9.250 cents per pound […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Live cattle continue higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 21, 2025

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Tuesday, seeing a continuation of Monday’s gains as values remain near record highs. The ongoing shutdown of the United States government will likely delay the publication of monthly cattle on feed data scheduled to come out on Friday. However, market expectations are for a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Live cattle correct higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 20, 2025

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Monday, taking back some of Friday’s losses amid ideas the declines were overdone. Cattle futures posted limit-down losses on Friday following comments from United States President Donald Trump that he would lower beef prices. Trump also said over the weekend that beef purchases from […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures take a pause after recent slides

U.S. livestock: Cattle regain ground, hogs dip

U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on concerns over Trump’s push to lower prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures plunge daily limits on beef price fears

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on Trump call for lower prices

U.S. livestock: Live cattle continue higher

U.S. livestock: Live cattle correct higher

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