Livestock Markets

Market analysts provide commentary on the future of commodity prices, including lean hogs and live cattle. This analysis looks at marketing fundamentals, USDA reports, and breaking news.

Cattle Fundamentals Turning Supportive

Quietly gaining traction in the background of the spring crop planting delay are live cattle futures. Now as we start third quarter with eyes on fourth quarter, the fundamentals appear to be shifting.

Cattle eating at a feedbunk.

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Weekly Outlook: Has Cattle Herd Expansion Ground to a Halt?

What happened to the size of the herd in 2018? Did U.S. producers continue to increase their herds in 2018, or did expansion grind to a halt?

A close-up of a red cow and a black cow.

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Pork Industry: Some Recovery From Decade-Low Prices

To get back to profits, the industry must secure more markets for U.S. pork or further reduce the rate of expansion.

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RARE IH 7288 and 7488 Tractors

By Successful Farming TV Show

Dave Mowitz heads to Marshalltown, Iowa, to check out Gary Ballard’s 7288 and 7488 tractors

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The reverse engineered tractor

By Machinery Insider

Interesting Iron takes a look at tractors that were re-engineered to serve a new role.

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Get ready for the October 9 USDA report

By Successful Marketing

A surprise bullish quarterly stocks report sets the stage.

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Cattle Rally: Be Ready to Capture It

Cattle futures have come to life yet again.

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Livestock Providing an Opportunity

A recent price recovery in both live cattle and lean hog futures contracts is offering an opportunity for producers to lock in better prices than existed just a few weeks ago.

A close-up of two cows.

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Surprisingly Bearish Cattle on Feed Report

Today's Cattle on Feed report is a bearish surprise. USDA’s monthly survey of feedlots found 2.6% more placements in August against the trade expectation of a 2.1% decline.

Grass with cattle in the background.

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Are We Hitting the Bottom in the Lean-Hog Market?

On the bear side, this year’s production will easily surpass next year. On the bull side, we have two new plants that are opening.

Pigs in a finishing barn.

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Peak Beef Supply Concerns Surface

The week's kill may have come in a little larger than the trade was expecting.

A herd of red cattle.

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Analyst: The U.S. Hog Industry is OK

This analyst and firm believes wholeheartedly that futures prices made for the projections are artificially inflated.

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