Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Practical ways to reduce antibiotic use in calves

Nov. 10, 2016 at 1:42 pm CST

The livestock industry has made great strides in addressing the topic of antimicrobial usage and indirectly lessening the opportunity for the formation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. From veterinarians setting treatment protocols to cow-calf and feedlot producers implementing effective coping strategies, progress is being made in minimizing the incidence of disease and […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures shrug off early losses

Nov. 9, 2016 at 3:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying reverses CME live cattle futures skid

Nov. 8, 2016 at 3:44 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets establish fundamental equilibrium

Nov. 8, 2016 at 9:52 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures losses mount; hogs rally

Nov. 7, 2016 at 3:58 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures extends losses

Nov. 4, 2016 at 10:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday settled in negative territory for the third straight day after cash prices fell short of investors’ expectations, said traders. CME live cattle losses mounted after falling below technical support levels, which triggered sell stops and fund liquidation. Most actively-traded December […]

By Theopolis Waters

Alberta Beef Producers call for TB financial support

Nov. 4, 2016 at 2:57 pm CDT

With cattle under quarantine in parts of Alberta after a TB case was discovered in an animal from that province at a U.S. slaughter facility, the bills are starting to stack up. Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) recently said in an online publication that a significant number of herds have been […]

By Staff

Cow antibodies show a path to fighting human disease

Nov. 4, 2016 at 9:14 am CDT

Old Bessie may have shown researchers a new way to fight human diseases. A recent paper from University of Guelph scientists says a novel vaccine that protects cattle from a viral-driven respiratory disease may hold the secret to creating similar treatments for human diseases, ranging from gut infections to HIV […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hog futures stumble on profit-taking

Nov. 3, 2016 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Thursday, hit by profit-taking and early-session technical selling, traders said. Investors sold the October contract and simultaneously bought deferred months, in a trading strategy known as bear-spreading. Most actively traded December live cattle closed 1.300 cents per pound lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge on technical buying, cattle mostly higher

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared three per cent on Wednesday, rebounding on technical buying from the steep losses seen in the previous session, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures also were mostly higher, even as some contracts edged slightly lower after hitting one-month peaks. […]

By Michael Hirtzer