Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle market sustains upward momentum

Jun. 18, 2014 at 2:59 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices jumped $5-$7 per hundredweight (cwt) last week. Recent rains caused adverse pen conditions in southern Alberta, but this did little to stem buying enthusiasm. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $150/cwt as tighter beef supplies continue to cause counter-seasonal market behaviour in the beef […]

U.S. livestock: Lower cash price outlook pulls down CME live cattle

Jun. 17, 2014 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Hong Kong reopens to all U.S. beef

Jun. 17, 2014 at 3:59 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall on profit-taking, technical selling

Jun. 16, 2014 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

Missouri firm recalls beef over SRM concerns

Jun. 13, 2014 at 5:38 pm CDT

U.S. livestock: Firm beef prices help drive CME live cattle higher

Jun. 13, 2014 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, a move fuelled partly by an uptick in wholesale beef prices, traders said. The morning’s wholesale choice beef price, or cutout, rose 64 cents per hundredweight (cwt) from Thursday to $231.53. Select cuts gained 29 cents to […]

By Theopolis Waters

Famed stockman a maestro of cattle handling

Jun. 13, 2014 at 9:40 am CDT

Understanding how your movements affect your cows makes it easier to manage them, whether in the pasture or in the pen Watching Curt Pate work cattle is like watching a child tugging at a kite string on a windy day. At first, it seems he can’t possibly control the wild […]

By Jennifer Blair

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices lift CME live cattle

Jun. 12, 2014 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed sharply higher Thursday, pushed up by short-covering in response to higher-than-expected prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle, traders said. Cash cattle in Texas and Kansas moved at $148 per hundredweight (cwt), up $3 from a week ago, according […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking halts CME feeder cattle rally

Jun. 11, 2014 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed sharply lower on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking that ended the market’s run of six straight sessions at new highs. “It doesn’t surprise me that futures would take a breather after going up so fast,” a trader said. Futures were […]

By Theopolis Waters

Guenther: Demand, supply carry cattle producers to ‘this year country’

Jun. 11, 2014 at 2:41 pm CDT

Maple Creek, Sask. — Ranchers are all too familiar with the mindset behind the phrase “next year country,” which implies hope for better times ahead. But as one rancher at the Cow Town Livestock Exchange put it, it looks like they’ve now entered “this year country” instead. It’s no wonder […]

By Lisa Guenther