Insights and Stories on Livestock

U.S. livestock: Live cattle steady to lower; feeders, hogs climb

Jan. 14, 2025 at 3:59 pm CST

Live cattle futures were steady to lower on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as speculative profit-taking weighed on prices.

Klassen: Demand surges for beef, live cattle and feeder cattle

Jan. 14, 2025 at 3:07 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found

Jan. 14, 2025 at 10:13 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live, feeder cattle dip; hogs rise

Jan. 13, 2025 at 4:51 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm

Jan. 13, 2025 at 10:07 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle add to gains; exports up year-over-year in November

Jan. 10, 2025 at 3:12 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures added small gains to contract highs, Friday. Most active February live cattle futures closed at 198.775 cents per pound, up 1.175 cents from Thursday. April live cattle were up 1.200 cents to 199.475 cents a pound.

By Geralyn Wichers

USDA says it has not set Jan. 20 as date to resume Mexican cattle imports

Jan. 9, 2025 at 9:42 am CST

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established Jan. 20 as a date to resume cattle imports from Mexico, the agency said on Wednesday, after it blocked shipments in November over the discovery of the New World screwworm pest in Mexico.

By Reuters

US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry

Jan. 8, 2025 at 12:39 pm CST

The U.S. will rebuild its stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matched to the current strain of the virus circulating among commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

Jan. 7, 2025 at 3:18 pm CST

Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise Tuesday. Most active February live cattle futures ended up 0.375 cents per pound at 195.575 cents a pound. Values hit fresh highs in many months, although ideas the market was looking overbought tempered the advances.

By Geralyn Wichers Phil Franz-Warkentin

Klassen: Stronger fed market to pull up feeder complex

Jan. 7, 2025 at 9:48 am CST

The Alberta fed cattle market was quoted on a live basis in the range of range of $262-$265/cwt fob feedlot last week. Fed cattle forward contracts for March and April delivery (Alberta) were quoted from $270 to $272/cwt. Compared to last week of November 2024, fed prices are up $20/cwt on average.

By Jerry Klassen