Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Uncertainty looms for feeder cattle market

Feb. 17, 2015 at 8:18 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to as much as $5 higher over the past week. Lighter-weight calves under 600 pounds experienced notable gains, while stronger buying interest was also noted on medium- to lower-flesh backgrounded cattle in the 800-pound-plus category. Major feeding operations were quick to discount cattle […]

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking slams CME live cattle, hogs

Feb. 17, 2015 at 3:06 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Zilmax cleared for component feeding in Canada

Feb. 16, 2015 at 2:53 pm CST

By Staff

S. Korea blocks Canadian beef again over BSE case

Feb. 15, 2015 at 8:18 pm CST

By Reuters

Officials chasing down unknowns in new BSE case

Feb. 13, 2015 at 6:46 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on cash price hopes, BSE report

Feb. 13, 2015 at 4:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant gains on Friday, in anticipation of higher cash prices and short-covering before Monday’s Presidents Day holiday in the U.S., traders said. News of Canada’s first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) since 2011 provided further support to CME […]

By Theopolis Waters

New BSE case halts progress on ‘negligible risk’

Feb. 13, 2015 at 9:49 am CST

Anyone hoping Canada had shut the book on BSE in its cattle herd and could someday soon regain “negligible risk” status has been dealt a new setback. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed late Thursday that a beef cow in Alberta is Canada’s 19th home-grown case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME hogs jump on bargain hunting, cattle firm

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday, fueled by bargain hunting in the technically oversold market, traders said. February, which will expire on Friday, closed 0.725 cent per pound higher at 61.95 cents, and April up 0.675 cent, to 64.5 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs slump on demand, supply jitters

Feb. 11, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell hard Wednesday on profit-taking led by slack meat sales ahead of increased supplies later, traders said. February closed 0.5 cent per pound lower at 158.6 cents, and April down 2.675 cents, to 151.1 cents (all figures US$). Tuesday’s U.S. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hog futures close mixed

Feb. 10, 2015 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended mixed on Tuesday with nearby contracts supported by their discounts to recent cash prices, while back months sagged on forecasts for increased supplies ahead, traders said. February closed 0.65 cent per pound higher at 159.1 cents, and April up 0.125 […]

By Theopolis Waters