Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January dip from last year

Feb. 19, 2016 at 4:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle moved into U.S. feedlots in January slipped one per cent from last year, according to a government report on Friday, nearly matching average industry forecasts. Feedlots were cautious about buying calves, or feeder, cattle while struggling to recoup 14 straight months of […]

Restoring vigour to tired pastures

Feb. 19, 2016 at 9:47 am CST

By Kim Nielsen

Klassen: Lower fed cattle market pressures feeders

Feb. 17, 2016 at 1:34 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Fund buying boosts CME live cattle limit-up

Feb. 16, 2016 at 3:41 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feedlots risk-averse on feeder cattle purchases

Feb. 10, 2016 at 9:09 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Year-over-year same-store sales climb for A+W

Feb. 8, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

Canadian burger-and-root beer chain A+W’s recent moves to boost the profile of its ingredients in a crowded quick-service playing field has pushed its sales past the billion-dollar mark in 2015. The A+W Revenue Royalties Income Fund on Friday reported net income of $21.32 million on $1.061 billion in reported sales […]

By Staff

New further-month live cattle futures, options to resume

Feb. 4, 2016 at 7:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group plans to resume its listing schedule for live cattle futures and options contracts, effective Feb. 18, the exchange said in a statement Wednesday. CME said it will post the June 2017 live cattle futures and options contract that was originally scheduled to be listed […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak

Feb. 4, 2016 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed weak on Thursday, after investors sold deferred months and bought February in anticipation of at least steady cash prices by Friday, traders said. Packers in Kansas and Texas on Thursday bid $138/cwt for market-ready, or cash, cattle, which […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market experiences defensive tone

Feb. 2, 2016 at 8:13 pm CST

Feedlot operators continue to pull in the reins on replacement cattle purchases because another month-end budget for the bank does not look healthy. Alberta sales barns experienced a soft tone, with sales $4 to $6 below week-ago while eastern Prairie regions received spillover support from U.S. markets. Manitoba markets were […]

By Jerry Klassen

Georgia to accept Canadian breeding cattle, hogs

Feb. 2, 2016 at 6:21 pm CST

Canada may be able to move up to $2.5 million more in live breeding cattle and live breeding swine to the Black Sea region each year, with new market access to Georgia. The former Soviet country’s government will allow imports of Canadian breeding cattle and hogs effective immediately, Agriculture Minister […]

By Staff