Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Limited buying interest softens feeder market

Apr. 26, 2016 at 11:30 am CDT

Just when I thought feeder cattle prices were stabilizing, once again the unexpected occurs. A sharp rally in U.S. grain futures, along with weaker fed cattle prices, caused western Canadian feeder cattle to trade $6-$12 lower compared to week-ago levels. Auction markets reported limited buying interest, with often only two […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market garners support

Apr. 18, 2016 at 7:09 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Oklahoma senators seek tougher cattle rustling penalties

Apr. 12, 2016 at 8:13 pm CDT

By Heide Brandes

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain sluggish

Apr. 12, 2016 at 3:01 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Cargill books higher profits, warns of tough markets

Apr. 7, 2016 at 5:25 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Suspected cattle-attacking gator killed in Florida

Apr. 6, 2016 at 4:16 pm CDT

Orlando | Reuters –– A 780-lb. “monster” alligator slain in a Florida hunt and hauled out of the water with a farm tractor falls short of the state record for length, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. “A big alligator nonetheless, but they are not going to have an official […]

By Barbara Liston

Klassen: Feedlot operators throw in towel on feeder market

Apr. 5, 2016 at 3:28 am CDT

Weaker wholesale beef values, along with softer fed cattle prices, set a negative tone for the feeder cattle market this past week. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $4-$8 below week-ago levels, with calves trading as much as $10 lower in some cases. Producers can become nauseous watching these live […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder cattle trade lower

Mar. 29, 2016 at 10:34 am CDT

The “one-week wonder” from seven to 10 days ago appears to have evaporated; a softer sentiment blanketed Western Canada this week, with feeder markets dropping $4 to $6 on average. A significant slide in live cattle futures, along with softer cash prices, caused feedlots to move into a risk-averse mentality. […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on fund buying, USDA report

Mar. 28, 2016 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed higher on Monday, driven by short-covering and fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. They said last Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly hog report stirred additional deferred-month buying. The survey showed modest U.S. herd […]

By Theopolis Waters

France confirms new BSE case

Mar. 24, 2016 at 1:47 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters –– France’s agriculture ministry confirmed Thursday a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) had been discovered in the northeastern region of Ardennes. The suspected case, found in a five-year-old cow, was identified last week during a test carried out on cattle older than 48 months after slaughter. […]

By Reuters