Insights and Stories on Cattle

Forage U-pick goes nationwide

Jul. 14, 2023 at 10:07 am CDT

A hard-working rancher in central Alberta seeks a sturdy native grass ideally suited for mob grazing and a long-lasting stand. That might seem like something from an online dating profile but it’s more likely to be a query for a newly expanded matchmaking site that aims to connect beef producers with the […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures gain as pork prices rise

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down off contract highs on profit-taking

Jul. 12, 2023 at 7:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Alberta lifts feeder loan guarantee limit

Jul. 11, 2023 at 9:28 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally as pork prices rise

Jul. 11, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end higher on firm cash values

Jul. 10, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Monday on follow-though buying from Friday and carry-over strength from last week’s strong cash cattle market. Cash cattle traded late last week as high as $184-$185 per hundredweight (cwt) in northern feedlot areas, traders said, up […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on firmer cash market

Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Friday on tight fed cattle supplies and higher cash market sales in the central U.S. Plains and western Midwest, traders said. Beef packers were in need of cattle to fill near-term operations, including a large Saturday slaughter and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on weak cash market

Jul. 6, 2023 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Thursday as a weak tone to the cash market and worries about slowing beef demand weighed on prices, traders said. Livestock traders were monitoring cash market activity at Plains feedlots, where fed cattle were lightly bid at $178/cwt, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

Jul. 5, 2023 at 9:58 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures took a turn lower in resumed trading Wednesday while near-month hogs turned higher. Most-active August live cattle came back off the U.S. Independence Day break down for a second day off Friday’s three-week high, closing Wednesday at 174.95 cents/lb., down 1.875 […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm on choppy corn trade

Jul. 3, 2023 at 5:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Monday, as corn prices faced a choppy trading day at the start of this holiday-shortened week, traders said. Meanwhile, the hog market ended the day mixed, with nearby contracts continuing to be […]

By P.J. Huffstutter