Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

Nov. 6, 2018 at 8:52 am CST

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were $2 to $3 lower on average. Feedlots were more aggressive on replacements that will finish for the March April fed cattle market. April live cattle futures continue to trade at a $8 premium to the June contract so lighter yearlings were […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tumble on demand worries, spreading

Nov. 5, 2018 at 5:08 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures lower on weaker cash markets

Nov. 2, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on higher beef prices; hogs mixed

Nov. 1, 2018 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Nearby live cattle futures jump on short covering, positioning

Oct. 31, 2018 at 5:26 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Russia to resume beef, pork imports from Brazil

Oct. 31, 2018 at 2:30 pm CDT

Moscow/Sao Paulo | Reuters – Russia’s agriculture safety watchdog said on Wednesday it would allow imports of beef and pork from nine Brazilian plants beginning on Thursday, ending an 11-month ban triggered by concerns about the safety of their meat products. Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor had placed temporary restrictions on imports of […]

By Ana Mano Polina Devitt

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on concerns over increasing supplies

Oct. 30, 2018 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures dropped to their lowest prices in more than a week on Tuesday and feeder cattle futures fell to seven-week lows on worries about increasing U.S. supplies, analysts said. Feedlots were offering to sell some 5,000 more cattle than a week ago, said Rich […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

Oct. 30, 2018 at 9:17 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to as much as $5 lower. Feedlot margins have come under pressure over the past week which resulted in lower bids for all weight categories. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 18 to 20 per cent above year-ago […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures jump on technical buying

Oct. 29, 2018 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange gained as much as 1.7 percent on Monday, rising on technical buying and calendar spreading despite weaker prices for hogs in U.S. cash markets, traders said. Live and feeder cattle futures each were narrowly mixed in spread trading […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip from 3-week high in technical setback

Oct. 25, 2018 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after scaling to three-week highs the previous day. Strengthening cash beef prices and government data showing smaller-than-expected cattle supplies at feedlots had supported the market earlier this week. “Coming out of […]

By Karl Plume