Insights and Stories on Cattle Futures

Klassen: Large U.S. supplies weigh on Canadian feeder market

Jul. 16, 2018 at 10:00 pm CDT

Compared to last week, feeder cattle prices were down $3 to as much as $6 across all weight categories. Most auction barns were closed last week for summer holidays and only small volumes traded in the key regions of Alberta. Feedyards are also running a skeleton crew, providing some much-needed […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher

Jul. 16, 2018 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs up, live cattle decline on spreading

Jul. 13, 2018 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs turn up on short-covering

Jul. 12, 2018 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle extend declines on trade war worries

Jul. 11, 2018 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit new lows as cash prices fall, funds roll

Jul. 10, 2018 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday marked new lows, and the August contract fell by its three-cent daily price limit, amid eroding cash prices and the roll by funds, said traders. Tuesday was the second of five days that CME livestock market funds which track the […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend declines on demand worries

Jul. 9, 2018 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell over three per cent on Monday, weighed down by plentiful supplies and worries of weaker demand later this year due to tariffs on imports of American pork in Mexico and Canada, traders and analysts said. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August hogs […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs about flat in technical trading

Jul. 5, 2018 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures were little changed on Thursday in technically driven trade amid a lack of fresh fundamental news following a pause in trading on Wednesday’s U.S. Independence Day holiday. Most active live cattle futures finished narrowly mixed as traders awaited deals […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Yearlings lead feeder complex higher

Jul. 3, 2018 at 6:53 pm CDT

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3 lower to as much as $8 higher. Lower supplies made the market hard to define in some regions but quality packages were very well bid. Heifers were somewhat softer but overall, the market continues to strengthen. Larger operations in southern Alberta were once […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain on pre-holiday technical buying

Jul. 3, 2018 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with some hog and cattle contracts hitting multi-month peaks on technical buying ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. Independence Day holiday, traders and analysts said. CME July lean hog futures climbed to their highest since Feb. 26, settling […]

By Michael Hirtzer