Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Beef producers: reading this may lower your blood pressure

Jul. 18, 2014 at 2:06 pm CDT

Penn State University researchers say that contrary to conventional wisdom, a growing body of evidence shows that eating lean beef can reduce risk factors for heart disease. “This research adds to the significant evidence, including work previously done in our lab, that supports lean beef’s role in a heart-healthy diet,” […]

Calving during hot weather with no shade is a recipe for trouble

Jul. 18, 2014 at 10:23 am CDT

By Dvm Roy Lewis

Livestock — Strong cash, pork prices lift CME hog futures

Jul. 14, 2014 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle reaching lofty levels

Jul. 14, 2014 at 4:58 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after wild ride

Jul. 11, 2014 at 6:36 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Surging prices spark slight rise in Alta. rustling

Jul. 11, 2014 at 11:43 am CDT

CNS Canada –– A member of the RCMP’s cattle investigations unit in Alberta warns the high price of cattle seems to have drawn some unwanted attention. Cpl. Dave Heaslip has noticed a slight influx of cattle-reported thefts this year, and believes it’s due to record-high prices on offer for heifers […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. livestock: Cash price drop rattles CME live cattle

Jul. 10, 2014 at 3:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday fell for a fourth straight day, pressured by lower prices for market-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in the U.S. Plains sold at $155 to $156 per hundredweight (cwt), $2 to $3 lower than last week’s […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund liquidation sinks CME live cattle

Jul. 9, 2014 at 6:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday closed lower, pressured by fund liquidation that erased short-covering advances early in the session, traders said. More selling developed after the August and October contracts slipped below their respective 10-day moving averages of 152.31 and 155.03 cents, which […]

By Theopolis Waters

Minogue: Feed option may put carinata in Prairie rotations

Jul. 9, 2014 at 2:35 pm CDT

Carinata is poised to become a more economical crop option for Prairie farmers now that the crop’s meal has the federal seal of approval. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently approved carinata meal as feed for Canadian beef cattle. Carinata is agronomically similar to mustard and canola — and according […]

By Leeann Minogue

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures drop as funds roll positions

Jul. 8, 2014 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday settled lower as funds rolled their positions by selling the August contract and buying deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in CME’s live cattle and hog markets shifted August long positions further back in a procedure known as […]

By Theopolis Waters