Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Softer fed cattle market weighs on feeder prices

Aug. 10, 2015 at 6:06 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle traded at similar levels to seven days earlier on very light volumes and little buying interest. Most auction barns were closed and cattle buyers are on holidays, so drawing market information is like the young cowboy at the high school dance — his mind is anywhere […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down again as supply worries persist

Aug. 10, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop hog futures

Aug. 7, 2015 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down

Aug. 6, 2015 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Bearish fundamentals sink CME hog futures

Aug. 6, 2015 at 3:48 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close mixed, hogs lower

Aug. 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled mixed on Wednesday after investors bought the August contract and sold deferred months prompted by the morning’s wholesale beef price increase, traders said. Spot-August futures closed 0.45 cent/lb. higher at 148.675 cents, and October was down 0.025 cent at 148.175 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle stretch rally into fourth straight day

Aug. 4, 2015 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle barely eked out a four-day win streak after Tuesday’s choppy session, underpinned by anticipation of the same or better cash prices than a week ago, traders said. Spot-August futures closed 0.225 cent/lb. higher at 148.225 cents, and October up 0.1 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices stabilize

Aug. 4, 2015 at 9:04 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices found some footing this past week trading at similar levels to seven days earlier. Auction market volumes consisted of stragglers and late bloomers with minimal numbers on offer; buyers on hand continue to promote the scarcity principle which caused the market to stabilize. Feedlots operators […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Burdensome supply worries drag down CME hog futures

Jul. 31, 2015 at 9:10 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Friday as hefty supplies continued to pressure cash and wholesale pork values, traders and analysts said. August ended down 1.175 cents per lb at 78.500 cents, and October 1.975 cents lower at 63.725 cents. Market-ready, or cash, hogs in the western […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish mostly weak; hogs lower

Jul. 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Thursday, after investors sold deferred months and bought August led by near-term bullish fundamentals, traders said. August closed up 0.300 cent per lb at 145.225 cents, October down 0.025 cent at 146.450 cents and December 0.150 cent lower […]

By Theopolis Waters