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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit contract highs on strong cash trade

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs for the second day in a row on Thursday as strong cash cattle prices and resilient consumer demand continued to fuel a rally, analysts said.

Close up on a white steer poking its head through the fence at a feedlot in Alberta.

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, wheat competing with U.S. corn

Aug. 7, 2025 at 11:24 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Hind quarters of beef hanging in a cooler.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit new highs on resilient consumer demand

Aug. 6, 2025 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 5-year low, corn at contract lows as supply pressure builds

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE canola weekly outlook: Spec selling weighs on market

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

ICE futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in two months during the first week of August, with speculative long liquidation behind some of the selling pressure.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

Aug. 5, 2025 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures surged on Tuesday to sit just under highs. Hog contracts also made gains.

By Geralyn Wichers

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

Aug. 5, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday to approach their lowest point since 2020 as sinking corn futures and seasonal supply pressure from Northern Hemisphere harvests weighed on the market, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode

Aug. 5, 2025 at 10:53 am CDT

For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define. The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.

By Jerry Klassen