Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market grinds lower

Oct. 27, 2020 at 4:07 pm CDT

Compared to last week, prices for western Canadian yearlings weighing over 900 lbs. were down $4-$8 on average; yearlings weighing between 800-900 lbs. were down $2-$4; calves under 800 lbs. were down $8-$12, with the exception of Manitoba, where lighter calves traded $3-$5 below week-ago levels. Feedlot operators are asking, […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit lowest price since June under supply pressure

Oct. 26, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures up on bargain buying

Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall for third day in a row

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed

Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Weather, COVID, feed grains pressure feeder market

Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average; calves traded $2 to as much as $6 below week-ago levels. Southern Alberta received its first snowfall of the season last week, which hindered demand for fresh replacements. Feedlots always incorporate a risk discount when the first […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on profit-taking, cattle firm on bargain buying

Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME livestock futures were mixed on Tuesday, with hog contracts falling on a round of profit taking while cattle contracts firmed on bargain buying. The benchmark December lean hog contract faced pressure after hitting its highest since Sept. 13, 2019, while February live cattle, which had […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle drop

Oct. 19, 2020 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures were mixed on Monday, with the nearby contract rising on strong export demand while deferreds eased on signs that China was making progress in rebuilding its decimated hog herd, traders said. Strength in the cash market supported the front-month December contract, which rose […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat from 11-month high

Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended lower on Friday on profit-taking and disappointment over export demand, after prices climbed to the highest level in 11 months. Strong domestic demand for pork continues to underpin hog futures, analysts said, with the most-active December contract surging 39 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

Manitoba cattle sector gets COVID-19 AgriRecovery

Oct. 15, 2020 at 11:57 pm CDT

Manitoba cattle producers whose usual markets for finished cattle were temporarily out of reach this spring and summer may now be able to offset some of the resulting extra feed bills. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her Manitoba counterpart, Blaine Pedersen, on Thursday announced the 2020 Canada-Manitoba Finished Cattle […]

By Dave Bedard