Insights and Stories on Beef

A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

Klassen: Higher packer bids enhance feeder complex

Apr. 29, 2025 at 11:59 am CDT

For the week ending April 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier.

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

Klassen: Fall fed cattle supply concerns strengthen feeder complex

Apr. 22, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle lower amid broad selling pressure

Apr. 21, 2025 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

a man cooking beef brisket on a barbecue in a restaurant in Beijing, China

US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

Apr. 21, 2025 at 10:35 am CDT

By Ella Cao Josh Arslan

Klassen: Feeder market returns to historical highs

Apr. 15, 2025 at 1:36 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back

Apr. 11, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures and those for lean hogs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were higher on Friday.

By Glen Hallick

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices

Apr. 10, 2025 at 3:15 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, while those for lean hogs were higher. The June live cattle contract retreated 3.175 cents at 195.200 cents per pound. May feeder cattle futures dropped 2.900 cents at 275.300 cents per pound. The USDA reported wholesale […]

By Glen Hallick

U.S. livestock: Closing higher after Trump announces tariff pause

Apr. 9, 2025 at 3:10 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Wednesday, after United States President Donald Trump announced he will pause his reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Trump said the suspension of the levies comes as more than 75 countries were set to negotiate trade with the […]

By Glen Hallick

U.S. livestock: Prices mixed amid upticks in futures and equities

Apr. 8, 2025 at 3:19 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were largely mixed on Tuesday, not quite able to fully join the upswing in the futures and equities markets. United States President Donald Trump is determined to add another 50 points to its tariffs on the country’s imports from China. […]

By Glen Hallick

Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

Apr. 8, 2025 at 10:11 am CDT

During the week ending April 5, the feeder market felt sluggish early in the week. Prices were a bit softer on Monday and by Wednesday morning, quoted values were $10 to as much $20 below week ago levels. After making weekly lows Wednesday, prices fully recovered to the previous week’s levels.

By Jerry Klassen

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