Livestock and Grain Markets, Prices & Futures
Use the chart below to check futures prices for commodities. Click the links for pricing on grains, livestock, and more and stay on top of what’s going on in the markets. Cash price reflects the USDA Chicago terminal.
Latest News from Markets
Divestment plan leads to ownership changes for 11 feedlots
The cattle herd in the U.S. is growing, and cash prices for fed and feeder cattle have exceeded expectations this fall as live and feeder cattle futures reached a new contract high to start November.
China’s largest online retailer to buy Montana beef
JBS Says It’s Done With Asset Sales as Earnings Boost Outlook
Prices were higher for all classes of cattle for the week ended Oct. 13, with cash fed cattle trading at $111 per cwt., $2 higher. Cattle sold on a dressed basis at $175 per cwt., $2 to $3 higher.
The 2017 cattle markets have been interesting, and since November 1, Elaine Kub, author of Mastering the Grain Markets, can describe them in one word: wild.
Cattle markets moved lower this week, spurred by futures markets that nosedived on Wednesday.
When you have a cough, you visit a doctor. When you want to know where your food comes from, you should ask farmers and ranchers.
In letter, EU demands improved checks on meat safety.
Post-scandal squeeze on finances sparks asset sales, cutbacks.