Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

TMX turning to cattle sales

Jun. 16, 2015 at 2:34 pm CDT

Reuters — TMX Group, operator of Canada’s TSX stock exchange, hopes to rope a piece of the $90 billion North America cattle sector, and said Tuesday it would offer the continent’s first online sales platform of its kind. The expansion into a new business comes weeks after the TMX completed […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly firm

Jun. 15, 2015 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Rain sprinkles Prairie canola fields, pastures

Jun. 15, 2015 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices sink CME live cattle

Jun. 12, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Jun. 11, 2015 at 3:38 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. House of Representatives votes to scrap COOL

Jun. 11, 2015 at 12:03 am CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening voted to repeal meat labeling laws, which were widely backed by U.S. consumer groups, as Canada and Mexico threaten US$3 billion in trade sanctions. The House voted 300-131 to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rules on beef, pork and […]

By Krista Hughes

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle spike to five-month high

Jun. 10, 2015 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures peaked at five-month highs on Wednesday, sparked by short-covering and Tuesday’s steep climb in the wholesale beef (cutout) price, traders said. Profit-taking and Wednesday morning’s modest cutout gains pulled futures from session highs, they said. June closed up 0.725 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters

Premises ID now online for Sask. livestock producers

Jun. 9, 2015 at 8:28 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s premises ID (PID) system for livestock producers has officially gone online, the provincial and federal ag ministries announced Monday. While the province’s livestock commodity groups and provincial ag ministry have so far helped about 1,400 producers register their operations, the new system will allow producers to sign up, log […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as beef prices jump

Jun. 9, 2015 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, fuelled by short-covering after the sharp rebound in wholesale beef prices, traders said. June closed up 1.6 cents per pound, to 155.075 cents, and August 1.275 cents higher at 152.875 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday morning’s […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market dealing with limited precipitation

Jun. 8, 2015 at 5:36 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3 to $5 higher on average over the past week. Wholesale beef prices have come off their highs and appear to be weakening in line with the seasonal tendency. However, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $201-$203, basically in line […]

By Jerry Klassen