Lightweight calves and stockers were more than 50% higher in late February than one year ago, with heavy feeder prices up ...

Feeders pushed cash cattle bids from $245 to $248-249 per hundredweight after packers offered steady prices Friday.

Despite political rhetoric surrounding cattle and beef prices, a panel of leading cattle market experts says the fundamentals remain firmly supportive of historically strong cattle prices for years to ...

Live cattle futures closed with $1.32 gains in the expiring October contract, with other contracts down $1.42 to $2, as December was down $4.25 this week. Cash trade shifted from $230 early in the ...

Live cattle futures were 17 to 92 cents lower on Monday. December expires on Wednesday. Cash trade last week was reported at $229-230. Feeder cattle futures slopped into the close, but still managed ...

As October draws to a close, U.S. officials are reportedly going to meet with Mexican counterparts this week to talk about reopening the border. The possibility of trade resuming, coupled with ...

Cattle price spreads widen beyond norms as processing plants exit. Calf prices challenge stocker and feedlot operation economics.

The number of heifers in the feedlot compared to steers is going down, which might be the first indication producers are starting to hold back heifers come this fall. While most numbers suggest the ...

In a July 17, 2025, Barchart article on the cattle futures market, I concluded: The cattle trend remains bullish, no pun intended, as the market is in the heart of the 2025 grilling season. While a ...

USDA designed the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) program to help producers insure against declining prices for fed cattle, feeder cattle, and swine. Prices in derivatives markets determine program ...

Livestock markets in 2025 have been more favorable than in recent years compared to crop markets, but a high price environment does not mean producers should ease up on risk management. Brittney ...

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