Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder markets digest StatCan data

Aug. 30, 2022 at 4:23 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $2 higher. Yearling prices have strengthened by $8-$10 over the past four weeks. Calf values were relatively unchanged but the market was hard to define due to limited volumes. Alberta packers were buying on a dressed basis from $300 […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as soy prices rally

Aug. 23, 2022 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Stronger fed market supports feeder complex

Aug. 23, 2022 at 7:25 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Hot demand sustains yearling market

Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Don’t leave money on the table when marketing cattle

Aug. 12, 2022 at 9:35 am CDT

By Burke Teichert

JBS quarterly profit falls almost 10 per cent but tops estimates

Aug. 11, 2022 at 7:19 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, posted an almost 10 per cent drop in net profits, to US$766 million, driven by the relative weakness of its U.S. beef and pork units in the second quarter, according to an earnings statement on Thursday. Still, it beat analysts’ […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Alberta yearling market makes fresh 52-week high

Aug. 8, 2022 at 10:03 pm CDT

The western Canadian feeder cattle market is in price discovery mode. There was a light test of yearlings and calves this past week, with prices setting fresh 52-week highs. New-crop supplies of grass cattle are coming on the market from drier pockets of Alberta. At the same time, regular feedlot […]

By Jerry Klassen

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures firm

Aug. 5, 2022 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile exchange live cattle futures firmed to their highest in more than three months on Friday, while hog futures edged back toward the 13-1/2-month high hit on Wednesday. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 0.175 cent higher at 137.875 cents per lb, with the front-month contract LCc1 hitting its highest […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock markets: Live cattle futures little changed after Wednesday high

Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased slightly on Thursday, after rising to their highest in more than three months on Wednesday. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 0.2 cents lower at 137.7 cents per lb and most-active October LCV2 also ended slightly lower than Wednesday at 143.7 cents. […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures hit highest since late April

Aug. 3, 2022 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to their highest in more than three months on Wednesday, supported by concerns that supplies of higher end cuts of meat will tighten in the coming weeks, traders said. CME August live cattle futures LCQ2 settled 1.325 cents higher […]

By Mark Weinraub