John Harrington

Lean issues should open with uneven price action thanks to residual buying on one hand and long liquidation on the other. Similarly, live and feeder issues are likely to initially churn on both sides of unchanged until cash potential...

Lean hog issues closed higher with triple-digit gains in the new year contracts. The cattle complex settled moderately higher with the help of early-week short-covering and clues of better packer demand in the country.

Expect hog futures to build on limited gains landed on Friday's close, supported by follow-through buying and ideas of a late-year cash bottom. On the other hand, the cattle complex should begin with mixed price action in slow...

Lean hog futures closed sharply higher Friday, spurred to limit gains thanks to aggressive short-covering and oversold charts. The cattle complex settled on a mixed basis with nearby live issues holding up reasonably well as their...

Look for the cattle complex to start in slow gear as traders patiently monitor the development of late-week cash potential. Lean hog issues should open mixed, tied to short-covering and oversold charts.

Most cattle issues settled moderately higher as the cash waiting game continued. Lean hog contracts also finished primarily in the green with 2019 issues leaping ahead of nearbys.

The cattle complex should start with uneven price action Thursday as bulls and bears argue how late-week cash will land. Along the same lines, lean issues are also likely to open mixed thanks to residual selling and short-covering.

Trading meat futures Wednesday was right there with watching paint dry and clipping toenails: Not much meaningful was accomplished. Contracts settled mixed and were certainly not very suggestive of price trends for Thursday and...

Lean hog futures are likely to open higher, supported by residual buying and short-covering. Look for the cattle complex to begin with uneven price action with nearbys gaining more ground on deferreds.

Aggressive short-covering sponsored sharp gains in lean hog futures to start the week as the board surged triple digits toward the cash index. On the other hand, the cattle complex closed mixed thanks to profit-taking and long...

Live and feeder closed with triple-digit losses, pulled lower by faltering country bids and tough wholesale beef demand. Lean hog futures settled mostly lower with 2019 contracts catching the most selling interest.

Look for hog paper to start out in the red, pressured by wholesale pork demand overwhelmed by late-year tonnage. On the other hand, cattle futures should begin in cautious mode as traders await one side or the other to blink...

Live and feeder issues bounced moderately higher in lackluster, pre-cash action. Lean hog futures closed narrowly mixed with neither bulls nor bears making a strong case for stronger or weaker prices.

Live and feeder contracts should open some lower Thursday morning, checked by defensive wholesale beef prices and uncertain cash prospects. Lean hog futures are also likely to begin on the defensive tied to follow-through selling...

The cattle complex closed mostly lower Wednesday, struggling in the face of pre-Thanksgiving red meat cash potential. On the other hand, lean hog futures managed to bounce higher with the help of short-covering and oversold charts.

Look for hog futures to open under pressure thanks to follow-through selling and the early-month punch of bearish fundamentals. On the other hand, live and feeder contracts should start out Wednesday with mixed price action as...

The cattle complex at the CME should open on the defensive, pressured by uncertainty regarding the ability of November beef demand to handle late-fall cattle supplies. Lean hog issues should also open in the red, pressured by...

The cattle complex closed with triple-digit losses, pressured by uncertain November beef demand and plentiful supplies of ready feedlot steers and heifers. Lean hog issues also settled on the defensive thanks to lower cash business.

Look for the cattle complex to open with uneven price action tied to cash strength on one hand and uncertain pre-Thanksgiving demand on the other. Lean hog issues should also open on a mixed basis in slow volume.

The cattle complex settled lower with feeder issues attracting more selling interest than their live counterparts. Hog futures also finished mostly lower with only a few 2019 issues setting marginally higher.

Look for live and feeder issues to open moderately higher as specs and commercials cautiously scout for higher cash news. Lean hog contracts should open on a mixed basis with nearbys probably losing ground to deferreds.

With the modest exception of new spot November feeders, cattle futures closed moderately higher with both sides waiting for meaningful cash business to develop. Lean hog issues closed on a mixed basis with nearby issues losing...

The cattle complex should open cautiously mixed as traders monitor late-week cash promise. Lean hog issues seem likely to start out on the defensive Thursday, checked by ample supplies and the threat of inadequate pork demand.

Hog futures closed moderately lower Wednesday, pressured by generous country offerings.

Look for the cattle complex to open on a mixed basis near midweek as specs and commercials position ahead of feedlot cash potential. Lean hog futures are also expected to open with uneven price action.

Cattle futures closed mostly lower with feeders losing ground to their live counterparts.

Look for the cattle futures to open moderately higher on Tuesday morning, supported by follow-through technical buying and short-covering. Along the same lines, lean hog futures should start out on a firm basis thanks to...

Live cattle futures opened business for the week on a mixed basis. Lean hog issues got up on the right side of the bed to start the week.

Live and feeder futures are staged for significantly higher spending Monday thanks to impressive feedlot gains scored on Friday. Lean hog issues should also open on a firm basis in the early rounds tied to late-week cash strength.

Livestock futures closed the late-week market solidly higher on Friday.

The cattle complex should open higher as traders firm toward higher asking prices. Lean hog issues should begin with mixed prices as the market anticipates uneven price action.

Cattle futures closed on a mixed basis Thursday as traders waited for late-week buying energy.

Look for hog futures to open with impressive strength thanks to follow-through buying and late-week short-covering. Cattle paper should open moderately higher, supported by optimism regarding the likelihood of higher feedlot sales.

Lean hogs settled solidly higher, boosted by better wholesale demand and midweek short-covering. The cattle complex closed confidently higher tied to higher-trending beef cut-outs.

Live and feeder contracts are expected to open under pressure, checked by cautious packer spending and the uncertainty of late October beef demand. Lean hog issues seem set to open some higher thanks to residual buying...

Live and feeder issues rolled back from Monday's advance, waiting for evidence of greater packer spending and stronger beef demand. On the other hand, lean hog futures moderately built on Monday's forward progress.

Look for a stronger opening thanks to residual buying tied to spillover bullishness from cattle and hogs.

Triple-digit surge characterizes cattle futures as new week begins, supported by cash strength and carcass value vigor. Lean hog issues settled solidly higher with the help of improving pork demand.

Live and feeder futures are expected to open on a mixed basis thanks to early-week, follow-through selling and firming cash sales. On the other hand, lean hog futures seem likely to begin moderately lower as seasonal supplies...

Bears kept pounding on the lean hog futures thanks to the overwhelming reality of large numbers of ready barrows and gilts. The cattle complex settled moderately lower linked to a lack of constructive fundamentals.

Lean hog futures are expected to open under pressure thanks to defensive fundamentals. On the other hand, look for live and feeder cattle futures to open on a mixed basis as traders jockey ahead of the Oct. 1 Cattle on Feed...

The cattle complex settled on a mixed basis in the live trade and mostly higher in the feeder market. Conversely, lean hog issues were once again slammed lower thanks to seasonally defensive fundamentals.

Hog futures are staged to open substantially lower, checked by large country offerings and struggling pork demand. The cattle complex should begin with mixed price action as traders jockey ahead of late-week cash potential.

Hog paper closed sharply lower, pressured by defensive cash action and seasonal fundamentals. The cattle complex settled with mixed price with deferreds losing ground to spot contracts.

Live and feeder futures seemed geared to open on a mixed basis thanks to residual selling and early-week short-covering. Lean hogs should also begin with mixed price action with nearbys gaining on deferreds.

Feeder futures closed aggressively lower, pressured by another round of higher corn action and limited buying interest. Lean hog contracts closed on a mixed basis with nearbys gaining on deferreds.

The cattle complex closed unevenly with nearbys gaining on deferreds. Lean hog futures finished mostly lower with only spot October posting a modest advance.

The cattle complex closed significantly lower with feeder issues generally losing ground to their live counterparts. Lean hog futures also finished on the defensive thanks to long liquidation and uncertain fundamentals.

Live and feeder contracts pulled lower thanks to uncertain fundamentals. Similarly, lean hog issues closed mostly lower as traders consider fourth quarter cash potential.

Though spot October feeder futures settled marginally lower, most cattle issues finished some higher in light volume. Lean hog contracts also settle moderately higher, supported somewhat by firming cash sales.

Livestock futures should open on a mixed basis as bulls and bears anticipate late-week cash activity. Early-week business will be slow and choppy until more fundamentals are evident.

The cattle complex seems geared to open moderately higher, supported by follow-through buying and ideas of firm cash. Lean hog futures should also start out with a firm undertone thanks to stabilizing post-holiday fundamentals.

The cattle complex should open lower Tuesday, pressured by lower cash sales late Friday and struggling beef demand. On the other hand, lean hog issues seem likely to open mixed with nearbys losing on their deferred counterparts.

Live and feeder contracts closed lower on the day, pressured by limited packer buying interest and significantly higher corn prices. Lean hog contracts finished higher with nearbys generally gaining on deferreds.

Live and feeder futures should open on a mixed basis as traders await the surfacing of cash news. On the other hand, lean hog issues seem likely to start out moderately higher thanks to late-week short-covering and stronger...

Hog contracts settled significantly lower with 2018 issues generally failing to 2019 months. The cattle complex closed moderately higher, supported by higher cut-outs and ideas of cash stability.

Expect the cattle complex to begin with slow, uneven price action as traders cautiously await the surfacing of cash news. Lean hog futures should also open on a mixed basis as bulls and bears carefully monitor late-month...

The cattle complex closed with uneven prices, though nearby issues generally outperformed deferred counterparts. Lean hog futures closed narrowly mixed thanks to a variety of spreading strategies.

The cattle complex is likely to open Wednesday with uneven price action as traders await cash news to develop. Lean hog issues are also expected to begin with mixed prices thanks to bear-spreading and profit-taking strategies.

The cattle complex closed substantially lower Tuesday, though late short-covering worked to limit damage from midsession lows. Lean hog futures reversed some from Monday's impressive rally with...

The cattle complex should open solidly higher, supported by residual buying and firming carcass value. Lean hog futures also seem set to open moderately higher in the early going thanks to follow-through buying and stabilizing...

Lean hog futures closed sharply higher based on the announcement of a new trade deal between Mexico and the U.S. The cattle complex settled significantly higher as well, boosted by technical-buying, bullish outside markets and...

Look for the cattle complex to open moderately lower, pressured by follow-through selling and bearish implications of the Aug. 1 Cattle on Feed report. Lean hog futures should open on a mixed basis thanks to residual buying and...

For the most part, the cattle complex closed sharply lower with triple-digit losses dominating both live and feeder markets. On the other hand, lean hog issues settled solidly higher with 2019 contracts gaining on nearbys.

Live and feeder contracts should open slowly mixed as traders position ahead of late-week cash and the release of the Aug. 1 Cattle on Feed report. Lean hog issues are also expected to begin with uneven prices thanks to...

Lean hog futures settled widely mixed with nearby issues crashing in the face of deferred stability. Uneven settlements in the cattle complex were much more boring with feeders narrowly mixed and live contracts moderately lower.

Look for the cattle complex to open with uneven pricing as traders position ahead of late-week cash business and the release of the Aug. 1 Cattle on Feed report. Lean hog futures should also open mixed thanks to light bear...

Has the great bacon craze of the early 21st century come to an end? It may be too early to tell, even though the product has certainly lost its sizzle in 2018.

Hog contracts should open lower, pressured by plentiful offerings and uncertain pork demand. The cattle complex is likely to begin with mixed prices at midweek thanks to both short-covering and long liquidation.