Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit up on pork export optimism

Sep. 11, 2020 at 1:06 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed up their daily limit on Thursday as confirmation of a case of African swine fever in a wild boar in Germany fueled expectations that pork importers would turn to the United States for supplies, traders said. Firming cash hog values and […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm

Sep. 9, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on expectations of firm cash values

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Yearling markets mixed

Sep. 8, 2020 at 9:35 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit four-month high on export hopes

Sep. 4, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit four-month high on strong export sales

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures jumped to a four-month high on Thursday on strong export demand and short covering, while cattle futures weakened. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported net U.S. pork export sales of 53,646 tonnes for the week ended Aug. 27, up 36 per cent […]

By Tom Polansek

Saskatchewan extends WLPIP premium rebate if needed

Sep. 3, 2020 at 5:07 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s temporary subsidy against price jumps in premiums for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) will continue when needed to the end of 2020. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC), which administers the program in that province, announced Tuesday the WLPIP premium rebate is extended to Dec. 31, from its […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch late-July lows on demand jitters

Sep. 2, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday dropped to their lowest prices since July amid uncertainty about how much U.S. demand will decline as the summer grilling season draws to a close. Beef and cattle prices are often weak this time of year as demand […]

By Tom Polansek

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 […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Yearling market remains red hot

Sep. 1, 2020 at 7:31 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher on average; however, in southern Alberta, yearlings traded $6-$8 above week-ago levels. A few auction barns in Alberta held their first feature sales of the fall run and buyers showed up with both hands. The quality of yearlings coming […]

By Jerry Klassen