Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to fuel worries about the health of […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME futures slide on U.S., global economic fears
Inflation 'starting to spook' consumers

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, hogs rebound
Hogs up off lowest since Feb. 4
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on a round of technical buying on Tuesday after snapping an eight-session losing streak on Monday, traders said. Hog […] Read more

Antibiotic boosters to help treat BRD could use more investigation
Researcher says Vitamin C is proved, but other ancillary therapies are not
Are ancillary therapies often prescribed by veterinarians to enhance bovine respiratory disease (BRD) antibiotic treatment worth the investment? That’s the question Dr. Jenna Funk, a beef cattle veterinarian at Texas […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME cattle bounce from multi-month lows
Chicago lean hogs extend declines
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded from multi-month lows on Monday, while hog futures eased on follow-through selling after notching a limit-down decline on Friday. Live […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME cattle hit multi-month lows
Hogs drop by daily limit
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a six-month low and feeder cattle hit a nine-month low on Friday, while lean hog futures sank by […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Thursday, with live cattle and feeder cattle setting four-month lows. The cattle markets came under continued pressure from weakness […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled
Hog futures up on supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low
Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, feeder cattle lowest since November
April, June hogs down on day
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday as beef prices weakened and some traders reduced […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down on lower cash prices
Chicago lean hogs extend decline
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Friday as cash market prices this week were lower than anticipated, while lean hog futures dropped for a […] Read more