Insights and Stories on Livestock

Klassen: Feeder market to start 2023 on firm tone

Jan. 3, 2023 at 1:48 pm CST

There were no market reports last week due to the holiday season; however, I still received a few calls from cattle producers regarding the feeder market outlook for the first quarter of 2023. The feeder market finished 2022 at 52-week highs. Steers averaging 500 lbs. were readily trading over the […]

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Jan. 1, 2023 at 3:47 pm CST

By Jeff Melchior

U.S. livestock: CME futures ease on profit-taking, feed prices

Dec. 30, 2022 at 3:50 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Country icon, Alberta rancher Ian Tyson dies at 89

Dec. 30, 2022 at 9:39 am CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit new highs on tight supplies

Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Klassen: Historically high deferred live cattle futures support feeder complex

Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:08 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 lower to $4 higher on average. Many auction barns were on holidays last week; therefore, the buying interest appeared to be more concentrated on the major markets. There were no reports from Manitoba last week. Alberta packers were buying […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures ease, supplies in focus

Dec. 28, 2022 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, after moving higher in the previous session, as traders watch for smaller supplies of market-ready cattle moving through the system, traders said. Snow and ice across the U.S. Great Plains last week will likely also reduce supply, shrinking weights […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb on tight supplies

Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday, supported by lower cattle supplies and the impact of cold weather on cattle weights, traders said. Winter weather last week across the U.S. Great Plains likely caused cattle to lose weight amid snow and below-freezing temperatures, said Brad Kooima, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Winter storm causes havoc across Canada

Dec. 23, 2022 at 8:25 pm CST

Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Strong winds, freezing rain and heavy snowfall closed schools, cut power to homes and cancelled flights across Canada on Friday as a powerful winter storm swept across the country, prompting authorities to warn people to stay indoors ahead of worsening conditions. The storm is connected to […]

By Ismail Shakil Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up, cattle placements drop

Dec. 23, 2022 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures firmed on Friday, as traders anticipated lower November feedlot placements in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, released after the market close. USDA reported feedlot placements in November fell two per cent from a year ago. Analysts predicted a […]

By Christopher Walljasper