Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices digesting uncertainty

Jan. 5, 2021 at 3:59 am CST

The feeder cattle market was very quiet during the last week of December with auction barns in holiday mode. There were discussions regarding direct sales but no actual business was confirmed. The stakes are too high given the market uncertainty; a defensive tone will likely continue throughout January. Feed grains […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease as corn prices soar, raising feed costs

Dec. 30, 2020 at 5:00 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures retreat as Wall Street dips, feed costs rise

Dec. 29, 2020 at 4:27 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Lighter calves end year on positive tone

Dec. 29, 2020 at 9:23 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit six-week high; hog futures ease after rally

Dec. 24, 2020 at 1:59 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise to highest since late October; cattle firms

Dec. 23, 2020 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. hog futures rose to their highest in nearly two months on Wednesday, supported by a round of technical buying and tight pork supplies. After the market closed on Tuesday, the U.S. government released a report that showed that domestic frozen pork belly stocks as of […]

By Mark Weinraub

New book details Speckle Park breed’s beginnings

Dec. 23, 2020 at 7:15 am CST

Christine Pike, a Saskatchewan farm owner and cattlewoman, has published a book about the Speckle Park breed’s beginnings and the contributions of the late Mary Lindsay, who created the Lindsay Lineback. The Speckle Park is one of very few cattle breeds developed in Canada. “My sister Eileen bought a Lindsay […]

By — Heather Smith Thomas

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop on fund selling

Dec. 22, 2020 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with traders noting pressure from fund selling. Hog futures were slightly firmer as investors squared positions ahead of a key government supply report. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) February live cattle futures dropped 1.2 cents to settle at 113.45 cents per […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Fed cattle prices supporting calf market

Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:11 am CST

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $139 to $140 last week, up $1 to $2 from seven days earlier. Strength in the nearby fed cattle market along with the recent rally in the live cattle futures has been supportive for calves under 600 pounds. Compared to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Ontario’s beef set-aside AgriRecovery plan underway

Dec. 22, 2020 at 10:06 am CST

A set-aside program has formally been launched to help Ontario’s 6,800-odd cattle producers maintain market-ready animals while Eastern Canada’s biggest beef slaughter plant remains closed. Federal and provincial officials on Monday announced applications are now open for the Canada-Ontario COVID-19 AgriRecovery Beef Emergency Feed Maintenance Initiative, with applications for the […]

By Dave Bedard