Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle market becomes extremely vulnerable

Dec. 20, 2014 at 2:08 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively steady early in the week but dropped $3 to $6 on average by Friday. Weakness at local auction barns was led by a softer fed cattle market and a extreme weakness in U.S. feeder values. U.S. fed cattle prices in Kansas have dropped […]

U.S. livestock: Expanded limits break CME feeder cattle losing streak

Dec. 18, 2014 at 7:39 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Record cattle prices subside across Western Canada

Dec. 18, 2014 at 7:31 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle extend limit-down string to fifth day

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle drop limit fourth straight session

Dec. 16, 2014 at 5:17 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower

Dec. 15, 2014 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Monday on fund liquidation and bearish fundamentals, traders said. December ended down 0.075 cent per pound at 161.975 cents and February ended 0.425 cent/lb. lower at 161.75 cents (all figures US$). Even though the overall supply of […]

By Meredith Davis

Klassen: Feeder market upward trend stalls

Dec. 13, 2014 at 1:45 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unsettled last week, trading $3 higher to $3 lower. However, feedlot operators were eyeing the U.S. market, where softer U.S. fed cattle prices caused feeder cattle prices to drop by $4 to $8. The deteriorating Canadian dollar was mildly supportive, but the uncertainty in […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, lean hogs end lower

Dec. 12, 2014 at 6:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle ended lower Friday as fund selling and weak cash cattle prices weighed, traders said. Lower U.S. stocks and weak crude oil also pressured the overall livestock futures market, said Lane Broadbent of KIS Futures. “We are in a tough time of the year […]

By Meredith Davis

Helping the largest Angus cattle herd in the world

Dec. 12, 2014 at 1:21 pm CST

How does a farm go from zero to having what is believed to be the largest Angus herd in the world with more than 250,000 head including 110,000 cows, two 45,000-head feedlots and its own packing plant, in four years? Besides a lot of money, you start by gathering a […]

By Debbie Furber

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle future tumble three-cent limit

Dec. 11, 2014 at 3:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their three cents per pound maximum daily price limit Thursday on sell stops and deferred-month live cattle market selling, traders said. The day’s corn price gains hastened CME feeder cattle losses. Traders cited the exchange’s slipping […]

By Theopolis Waters