The purpose of this short article is to address the major questions and to help readers understand the basics of the futures market as it relates to cattle. Starting with what most people know. A ...

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures are trying to recover after the trifecta that tanked the futures Thursday and pulled down cash as well. The news has been bearish this week ...

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And though the report was seen as supportive for hog futures, prices roiled throughout the day in part because market participants are expecting USDA data will show a slightly larger U.S. herd on ...

Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says the cattle market has just felt better the last week with cash finally bottoming and futures posting a higher weekly close. Live and feeder cattle futures ...

Commodity fund selling and a strengthening U.S. dollar .DXY that makes U.S. exports less competitive has also exerted pressure on cattle futures, traders said. A cooling job market and continued high ...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply lower ... to $335 and 600-to-700-pound heifers sold at $274 to $306. Lean hog futures ended the session mixed, mostly modestly higher, ...

Live cattle futures are trading with Monday morning losses of 87 cents to $1.95.. Cash trade was at $208-209 in the South last week, with Northern sales near $208-212 live and $330-332 in the beef.

Live cattle futures posted losses of $2.90 to $4.525 on Thursday. Cash trade has trickled in at $208 in the North so far, down $2-4 from last week. Southern sales are coming in at $206 ...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on technical buying ... Cash hogs were steady to higher with moderate closing negotiated numbers at the major direct ...

A slightly weaker dollar index and no change in the long-term bond prices supported many commodities in January. The March ...