Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market takes direction from live cattle futures

Dec. 8, 2020 at 1:38 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $4 lower; midweight calves traded $3 lower to $3 higher and calves under 550 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Yearling supplies are limited at this time of year but demand is also hard to find. These cattle will come on […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

Dec. 4, 2020 at 6:50 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures step back on demand uncertainty

Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures gain on strong cash trade

Dec. 2, 2020 at 6:29 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle strengthen on demand outlook

Dec. 1, 2020 at 6:53 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on demand hopes

Dec. 1, 2020 at 4:53 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier; however, market reports were quite variable depending on the region and weight category. In most cases, prices for calves under 550 lbs. were $2 to as much as $10 higher while values in the heavier weight categories […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain on strong pork demand

Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures gained on Monday as demand for pork keeps pace with strong production, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s benchmark February lean hog futures contract settled 1.325 cents higher at 68.575 cents/lb. (all figures US$). “Demand must be good,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures trim as traders weigh weak exports

Nov. 27, 2020 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures fell on Friday on profit-taking during a shortened holiday-trading day, while less-than-stellar weekly beef exports added pressure to livestock futures overall, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures fell for the first time in the past five trading sessions, ending the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash market optimism, beef demand

Nov. 25, 2020 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures rose on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, climbing ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as strong packer margins fed expectations of improving cash cattle prices over the next few weeks, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle futures settled up 0.225 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures follow beef prices, Dow higher

Nov. 24, 2020 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a third straight session, lifted by surging wholesale beef prices and optimism that coronavirus vaccines could trigger an economic recovery, bolstering demand for meat, traders said. Wall Street’s Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high above 30,000 […]

By Julie Ingwersen