Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

Klassen: Feeder market experiences defensive tone

Feb. 2, 2016 at 8:13 pm CST

Feedlot operators continue to pull in the reins on replacement cattle purchases because another month-end budget for the bank does not look healthy. Alberta sales barns experienced a soft tone, with sales $4 to $6 below week-ago while eastern Prairie regions received spillover support from U.S. markets. Manitoba markets were […]

U.S. livestock: Weather market underpins CME live cattle

Feb. 2, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after rocky session

Feb. 1, 2016 at 5:02 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. cattle herd growth to five-year high spells cheaper beef ahead

Jan. 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows

Jan. 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Online cattle auction aims to shake up U.S. market

Jan. 29, 2016 at 11:31 am CST

San Diego | Reuters — A proposal for an online auction that could shake up the U.S. pricing model for cattle is set to make its public debut on Friday after a test run last week, with the support of a unit of the world’s largest meatpacker. Producers have worried […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle

Jan. 28, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday on profit-taking and uncertainty over the price of cash cattle on Friday, traders said. February live cattle closed down 0.3 cent/lb. at 135.425 cents, and April ended 0.725 cent lower at 134.525 (all figures US$). Market-ready, or […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 27, 2016 at 3:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and expectations that some processors by Friday might pay the same or more for cash cattle than last week, traders said. February live cattle closed 2.7 cents/lb. higher at 135.725 cents, and April […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeders still vulnerable in financial market turbulence

Jan. 26, 2016 at 6:56 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a defensive tone over the past week. Cattleman had their eyes glued to the equity market meltdown, which enhanced fears the fed cattle market would follow suit. Live cattle futures were on a roller coaster, and a late-week bounce in the Canadian dollar added […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Equities upswing pulls CME live cattle higher

Jan. 26, 2016 at 3:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday, with strength from the U.S. stock market rally that was partly fueled by the rebound in crude oil prices, traders said. February live cattle closed up 1.6 cents/lb. to 133.025 cents, and April ended 1.175 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters