Pork Cutout Apr '26 (KMJ26)

Live cattle futures saw a pop late on Wednesday to close with 17 to 77 cent gains. Open interest was down 680 contracts, with much of it in the April contract. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week....

Lean hog futures saw mixed action on Wednesday, with contracts mostly within a quarter of unchanged. Open interest was down 2,646 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at...

Lean hog futures saw mixed action on Wednesday, with contracts mostly within a quarter of unchanged. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.29 on Wednesday afternoon, up $1.11 from the day...

Live cattle futures saw a pop late on Wednesday to close with 17 to 77 cent gains. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...

Futures traders were able to eke out a positive close on what appeared to be mounting input costs and questionable consumer demand.

Live cattle futures are slipping back 17 to 30 cents in the front months on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...

Lean hog futures are down 22 to 55 cents on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 10 cents higher on...

A 3,800-worker strike at JBS Colorado is bottlenecking U.S. beef production, threatening to lower rancher cattle prices while simultaneously driving consumer grocery costs higher.

Cattle futures have made a nice run higher this week but are pressing up against significant resistance. Is there enough gas in the tank for a breakout, or will futures stall and retreat from these levels?...

Live cattle futures closed $1.45 to $1.97 in the green on the St. Patrick’s Day close. Open interest was up 472 contracts. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. Last week settled in at $234-236....