Insights and Stories on Livestock

Klassen: Feedlot demand up prior to seasonal rally

May. 3, 2022 at 12:58 am CDT

For the week ending April 30, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Yearlings traded $8 lower as much as $5 higher. Severe discounts were noted on fleshier cattle; some auction barns reported the bulk of cattle over 800 pounds were medium to heavier flesh. Deferred live cattle futures […]

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures firm on weaker corn

May. 2, 2022 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall to lowest since early February

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

How to win fans and influence consumers

Apr. 28, 2022 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Piper Whelan

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures up off three days of losses

Apr. 28, 2022 at 3:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Avian flu hits domestic birds in New Brunswick

Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:59 pm CDT

Another province in Atlantic Canada has booked its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds this year — this time in a non-commercial flock in southeastern New Brunswick. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it confirmed the presence of high-path avian flu on Monday in a small […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures weak as feeding costs rise

Apr. 27, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME cattle futures fell on Wednesday as traders assessed higher feeding costs due to a sharp gains in corn. Hog futures were also weak, falling for the sixth time in seven sessions, with prospects for more COVID-19 lockdowns in China further chilling the already weak export […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall to lowest since early March

Apr. 26, 2022 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell to their lowest in more than seven weeks on Tuesday, pressured by follow-through selling after dropping in four of the previous five sessions with supplies in focus as kill rates were expected to rise. Concerns about lower pork consumption in China […]

By Mark Weinraub

China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:23 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, the country’s health authority said on Tuesday, but said the risk of it spreading among people was low. A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder cattle market

Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:18 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Southern Alberta experienced severe wind and dust storms last week which softened buying interest from a large portion of feedlot operators. At the same time, grass conditions are quite variable across the Prairies despite […]

By Jerry Klassen