Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on firmer cash trade

Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher on Tuesday on firmer cash cattle prices compared to last week and broad strength in commodities, analysts said. CME June live cattle futures settled up 1.5 cents at 136.3 cents/lb. after touching 136.675 cents, the contract’s […]

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

Klassen: Feedlots value feeders on finished cattle price projections

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end higher

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Avian flu hits more Alberta, Ontario poultry flocks

Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Ontario bans birds at events as avian flu spreads

Apr. 8, 2022 at 11:09 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end week lower

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange slid on Friday to end the week lower as cash markets stalled, despite strong slaughter rates. “The weekly kill came in much larger than expected,” said Dennis Smith, commodity broker at Archer Financial. “I suspect that will change […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Avian flu hits Alberta poultry farms

Apr. 7, 2022 at 9:08 pm CDT

Three poultry flocks in central Alberta have now joined an expanding list of Canadian commercial poultry farms hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday it had confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu on Wednesday in two commercial poultry flocks in Mountain View County, between Calgary […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on ample supply, flat cash offers

Apr. 7, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday, pressured by ample cattle supplies that offer little incentive for packers to bid up the cash market. “The supply of market ready cattle is a little less than last year, but it’s still plentiful. It […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Alberta looks into ‘isolated’ case of PED

Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:26 am CDT

The source of what’s believed to have been an “isolated” recent case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in southern Alberta was likely either feed or some object brought into the barn, veterinary officials say. The chief provincial veterinarian’s office said it was informed by a private veterinarian on Feb. 24 […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm

Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange lifted on Wednesday, supported by cash cattle prices that pulled up nearby futures markets. “We just got below the cash market,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing. “That was an argument to try the long side.” The […]

By Christopher Walljasper