Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Manitoba to back bovine TB tracking at slaughter

Apr. 1, 2014 at 5:15 am CDT

Manitoba’s government plans to put up $150,000 over five years for a new project to track and monitor for bovine tuberculosis, focused on producers in the Riding Mountain region with an eye on reducing requirements for TB testing of livestock in that region. “Manitoba’s status as a TB-free province comes […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes a breath

Mar. 31, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs close lower on bearish hog data

Mar. 31, 2014 at 5:37 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hogs end firm in choppy action before USDA report

Mar. 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit-up on record-high cash prices

Mar. 27, 2014 at 3:21 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters help CME hogs pare losses

Mar. 26, 2014 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures turned higher on Wednesday, supported by bargain hunting and short covering after 2-1/2 days of losses, traders and analysts said. Investors cited futures’ discount to CME’s hog index that touched a record high at 125.04 cents, surpassing the March 21 record […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs drop limit-down on profit-taking

Mar. 25, 2014 at 3:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures settled down their three-cent daily price limit on Tuesday, rattled by profit-taking and a drop by wholesale pork prices, traders and analysts said. Sentiment that cash hog prices may be about to peak if packers are unable to move pork contributed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drops CME hog futures

Mar. 24, 2014 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell for the first time in eight sessions, pressured by profit-taking in anticipation of prices for market-ready or cash hogs topping out soon, traders said on Monday. For more than a month, packers maintained steady or higher cash hog bids due […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Buying hysteria continues in feeder complex

Mar. 24, 2014 at 1:19 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were generally steady to $3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher while lighter weight stockers under 600 pounds were $3-$5/cwt higher. Order buyers are telling feedlot managers that quality cattle are in tight supply and despite record-high prices, the “just get ’em” orders continue to flow into […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip before USDA report

Mar. 21, 2014 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday fell modestly as investors tweaked positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-on-Feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s data to show increased cattle placements last month as profitable margins allowed feedlots to […]

By Theopolis Waters