Insights and Stories on Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach three-week peak

Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a three-week high on Tuesday on sinking corn feed prices and concerns that hot, dry weather at central and southern Plains feedlots will continue to shrink livestock supplies, traders said. Technical buying further fueled the gains as cattle markets […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump on cash market premiums

Jul. 11, 2022 at 7:45 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle slump

Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs touch highest level since April

Jul. 7, 2022 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs advance in turnaround from losses

Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall on global recession worries

Jul. 5, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, following broad declines in commodities and Wall Street equities tied to fears of a global economic recession, traders said. “It’s the economy. You’ve got the fears of going into a recession,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle trade at 52-week highs

Jul. 5, 2022 at 9:24 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded steady to $2 higher with exceptional demand noted on steers over 700 pounds. Calf values were mixed in Alberta with markets trading $2-$4 on either side of unchanged; however, prices were steady to $4 higher in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Small groups of […]

By Jerry Klassen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices starting to soften

Jun. 23, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – It appears that the days of feedlots on the Prairies primarily using corn may be coming to an end. After nearly a year of feedlots importing corn from the United States, due to tight supply and higher prices for feed barley and feed wheat in Western Canada, demand […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise to two-month high

Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME hog futures rose to their highest in two months on Tuesday as slowdowns on processing lines raised concerns about tightening supplies. Cattle futures were mixed, with feeder cattle contracts firming as falling corn prices improved prospects of cheaper feed and strong profit margins for packers. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on rising cash prices

Jun. 17, 2022 at 7:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed stronger on Friday on rising cash prices, while lean hog futures hit two-week highs, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also ended firmer. The markets advanced as U.S. stocks bounced back from a sharp selloff in the prior session. Losses […]

By Tom Polansek