Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle consolidate up off one-month low

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rose for a second consecutive session as the market consolidated after touching a one-month low on Monday, brokers said. Weakness in the cash market for U.S. cattle has hung over futures prices recently, but some traders said they […]

Klassen: Yearling market remains red hot

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures snap losing streak

Aug. 31, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down again

Aug. 28, 2020 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend losing streak

Aug. 27, 2020 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop as supplies assessed

Aug. 26, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Wednesday. The cattle market faced pressure from weakness in the cash market that stemmed from the ample supplies reflected in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Cattle on Feed report issued on Friday. “It is the belief that maybe […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork supplies shrink

Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose to their highest level in nearly three months on Tuesday after government data showed that the reopening of pork plants after a rash of COVID-19 shutdowns had not boosted supplies. Cattle futures were lower, pressured by signs of weakness in […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Yearling prices on fire

Aug. 25, 2020 at 2:16 am CDT

Compared to last week, yearlings coming off grass traded $3-$5 higher; backgrounded yearlings were $1-$3 higher on average while calf markets were relatively unchanged. February and April live cattle futures closed marginally lower for the week; however, fed cattle basis levels from U.S. packers are very strong for winter and […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall as supplies grow more than expected

Aug. 24, 2020 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Monday, with the market under pressure from a government report that showed supplies were bigger than expected. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday afternoon showed July placements at 111 per cent of a year […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slide ahead of USDA report

Aug. 21, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Friday on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report, released after the markets closed. CME lean hog futures also ended lower, correcting after two days of positive movement, as optimism over […]

By Christopher Walljasper