Insights and Stories on Cash Cattle

Feb. 21, 2015 at 2:27 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged this past week after a surge in buying interest earlier in February. Certain auction markets reported values $2 to $5 higher in Alberta, but other reports from Saskatchewan and Manitoba were actually a bit softer. A smaller group of exotic steers weighing […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 15, 2015 at 5:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower in volatile trade on Thursday, pressured by residual fund liquidation and the steep drop in cash prices, traders said. CME live cattle’s selloff extended losses to eight straight days. The February contract’s limit-down move on Tuesday delayed the “roll” […]

By Theopolis Waters

Dec. 18, 2014 at 7:31 pm CST

CNS Canada — This year’s bull run for the cattle market in Western Canada appears to have come to an end. While bids across the Prairies are still high, they are a cut below the record highs seen earlier in the fall. “In less than two weeks the futures market […]

By Dave Sims

Nov. 14, 2014 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle in the U.S. Plains hit an all-time high Friday, fueled by an early winter storm at a time of the smallest herd since the early 1950s. Some beef packers paid record cattle prices of $171 to $172 per hundredweight (cwt) […]

By Theopolis Waters