Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off feed grain rally

Jun. 18, 2019 at 11:58 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$5 higher on average. Noted strength was in the 700-plus-lb. categories, which spilt over into the lighter calves. Quality groups of yearlings were limited and the scarcity fear factor had a grip on the market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle firm on bargain buying

Jun. 17, 2019 at 7:01 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slide on fund liquidation

Jun. 14, 2019 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

Jun. 14, 2019 at 3:47 am CDT

By Tina Bellon

Brazil lifts suspension of beef exports to China

Jun. 14, 2019 at 2:31 am CDT

By Reuters

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

Jun. 13, 2019 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell Thursday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling and expectations of ample U.S. summertime supplies of cattle and beef, traders said. “We’re still just in the middle of June, and we know we have a big supply […]

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag under pressure from big supplies

Jun. 12, 2019 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures weakened on Wednesday under pressure from large numbers of cattle and hogs and uncertainty over demand, traders said. Declines in the markets reflected expectations that meat supplies will remain plentiful, after farmers expanded their herds. Beef production in the third quarter of 2019 […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures pull back on large supplies

Jun. 11, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders said a rally the previous day looked overdone in the face of large supplies. Feeder cattle futures also weakened, while live cattle futures closed higher. Hog futures pulled back after climbing on Monday, when traders were relieved that […]

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

Jun. 11, 2019 at 2:41 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average while calves were down $3-$5 depending on the region. Weakness in the fed cattle market continues to spill over into the feeder complex, as margins drift further into red ink. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance after Trump calls off Mexico tariffs

Jun. 10, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday as traders were relieved President Donald Trump had called off plans to impose tariffs on imports of Mexican goods, which means no retaliatory duties by Mexico on U.S. products like pork. Live cattle futures rose by the daily price limit. […]

By Tom Polansek