Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Lower available supplies bolster feeder market

May. 5, 2014 at 5:57 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were a solid $4-$6 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week in comparison to seven days earlier; however, certain auction barns reflected a hesitant uneven tone as the market moved higher. Feedlot buying interest remains abnormally strong for this time of year and surging deferred live […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after volatile day

May. 2, 2014 at 7:05 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle at record high on strong calf prices

May. 1, 2014 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price woes drop CME hogs

Apr. 30, 2014 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying helps CME hogs close mostly higher

Apr. 29, 2014 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit record high as supplies tight

Apr. 28, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures spiked to a record high on Monday, driven by tight supplies of young calves for fattening at feedlots, traders said. Fewer cattle are available now following years of drought in parts of the United States that have forced ranchers to […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Lower available supplies support feeder market

Apr. 28, 2014 at 3:21 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively flat last week, trading steady with week-ago levels while quality replacements were $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher. Feedlot buying interest was not afraid to pay up larger groups of fancier cattle with limited supplies expected in upcoming weeks. In southern Alberta, black steers […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb before USDA report

Apr. 25, 2014 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher, fuelled by their discounts’ to initial cash prices prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show the number of cattle placed in feedyards […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit new high as corn prices slip

Apr. 24, 2014 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Back-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday set new contract highs, sparked by weak corn prices that could help ease input costs for feedlots, traders said. Feeder cattle futures drew more support from buying in the neighbouring CME live cattle pit. May feeders gained […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying pushes CME hogs two per cent higher

Apr. 23, 2014 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, with some months up the three-cent limit, driven by fund buying after contracts punched through moving average levels, traders said. May hogs closed up 2.95 cents per pound at 123.975 (all figures US$). June and […]

By Theopolis Waters