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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 […]

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

Apr. 9, 2025 at 3:10 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Tuesday

Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:25 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Drought may be new normal for beef cattle producers

Feb. 21, 2025 at 9:52 am CST

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Wednesday

Feb. 12, 2025 at 2:53 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices pull back

Feb. 7, 2025 at 2:59 pm CST

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were steady to lower on Friday, as the slaughter was behind pace.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Feb. 6, 2025 at 3:06 pm CST

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat

Feb. 4, 2025 at 11:12 am CST

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier. In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up to end week

Jan. 31, 2025 at 3:08 pm CST

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange posted small gains on Friday but ended the month off the contract highs hit earlier in the week.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures correct off highs

Jan. 29, 2025 at 2:49 pm CST

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange backed away from their contract highs on Wednesday, as chart-based positioning weighed on values.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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