I concluded my Q3 2025 Barchart report on the cattle and hog futures markets with the following: The forward curves for beef ...

The CME Group’s edge lies in its market position. Liquidity begets liquidity – the more traders there are in the market, the ...

Recent government announcements targeting high beef prices have caused significant drops in cattle futures and auction prices ...

Iowa producers are reporting damage to their bottom lines following the Trump administration’s plan to bolster the domestic ...

For beef cattle in particular, the current strong prices are largely a result of a low cattle inventory (94.2 million head as of July 2025), the lowest level since USDA began tracking this figure ...

Live cattle futures are down 10 to 85 cents in the nearbys, with some deferreds higher on Thursday. Thursday morning’s ...

With depressed grain markets and high input prices, cattle have allowed some farms to survive. What happens if that changes ...

Cattle auction prices dropped $20-50 per cwt last week as futures market volatility erased recent gains despite strong ...

Live cattle futures are trading with $2 to $2.75 gains across most contracts at midday. Cash trade shifted from $230 early in ...

Reuters - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a breather on Thursday after falling hard ...

Consider buying a call option on February live cattle futures (LEG26). See on the daily bar chart for February live cattle futures that prices Wednesday saw a strong rebound from the steep downdraft ...

While recent headlines suggesting changes in U.S. tariffs on South American beef imports are raising eyebrows and nudging ...