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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down fourth straight session

Jul. 13, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Monday saw Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slide for a fourth consecutive session, dragged down by slumping seasonal beef demand that could again pressure cash prices for this week, traders said. August closed down 0.875 cent/lb. to 146.625 cents, and October 0.7 cent lower at […]

U.S. livestock: Fundamental woes extend losses for CME live cattle

Jul. 10, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

The reward of mentorship, and six pasture ‘tips and tricks’

Jul. 10, 2015 at 10:17 am CDT

By — Steve Kenyon

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off session lows

Jul. 9, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Drought creates speed bump for cattle herd expansion

Jul. 8, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Stock market turmoil rattles CME live cattle

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Wednesday, pressured in part by the tumbling Chinese stock market and its impact on Wall Street, traders said. World markets were shaken during the day by a halt in New York Stock Exchange trading, the crash in […]

By Theopolis Waters

BSE case’s traceout continues

Jul. 7, 2015 at 1:28 am CDT

Federal officials tracing out the herdmates of Canada’s 19th domestic case of BSE expect to have their final report on the case ready in late fall. Confirmed Feb. 11 as Canada’s first domestic case of the brain-wasting bovine disease since 2011, Case 19 was born in 2009 on the same […]

By Staff

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates

Jul. 6, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets continue to consolidate at the higher levels. Most auction markets were closed due to the Canada Day holiday, so all eyes were on focused south of the border for market sentiment. Average U.S. feeder prices were steady to $3 lower at major sales in Oklahoma […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog supplies, post-holiday slump cool CME futures

Jul. 6, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures remained mostly sluggish on Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as traders wrestled with strengthening grain prices, tight supplies of market-ready cattle, and visions of a glut of hogs straining U.S. slaughterhouse capacity in the coming months. Livestock futures trading was relatively light […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Sask. extends greenfeed seeding deadline

Jul. 2, 2015 at 8:25 pm CDT

Livestock producers in parched areas of Saskatchewan now have until mid-month to seed insured acres to cereal greenfeed. The federal and provincial governments on Thursday announced an extension of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp.’s deadline for seeding greenfeed to July 15, from June 30. Producers signed up for crop insurance will […]

By Staff