Cattle futures climb on tight supply, strong beef demand - CME Hog prices rise for fourth day on cattle market strength5 August 2025 5 August 2025 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaChicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions, holding near contract highs posted last week on tight US cattle inventories and strong demand for beef, Reuters reported, citing analysts. Cattle futures drew additional support from an equities market rebound on Monday after a Wall Street selloff at the end of last week. A stronger stock market tends to support demand for higher priced proteins like beef. News headlines from US meatpacker Tyson Foods also fuelled buying in cattle futures at times, he said. Actively traded CME October live cattle futures ended 0.425 cent higher at 224.100 cents.