Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on cash market strength

Aug. 10, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Monday, as the cash market strengthened and packers looked to pickup slaughter rates, brokers said. Feeder cattle also gained, while lean hog futures added as producers looked to offload market-weight animals early to reduce feed costs. CME October […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on good cash market demand

Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall after bearish export reports

Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures steady as investors eye supplies

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures snap winning streak on profit-taking

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Strong demand underpins yearlings

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:43 am CDT

Compared to last week, yearlings traded steady to $4 higher on average; calves traded $2-$4 lower, although light volumes made the market hard to define. All eyes were on feeder cattle futures, which closed up nearly $4 for the week. This set the direction in Western Canada. Auction barns in […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend winning streak

Aug. 4, 2020 at 3:45 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures firmed on Monday, with fund buying sparking the gains due to expected strength in the cash markets, traders said. “The trade continues to feel that the cash market has bottomed,” said Don Roose of U.S. Commodities. “It continues to feel that the […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder cattle market drawing attention

Jul. 28, 2020 at 9:25 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were $2 to $4 higher while calf markets traded $2 to $4 on either side of unchanged. U.S. prices were also up $2 to $4 which lent support to Canadian domestic values. Volumes remain thin across the prairies; many producers are busy […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures gain, fall short on the week

Jul. 24, 2020 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained on Friday, after four consecutive days of declines, as traders anticipated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled up 0.475 cent at 101.325 cents/lb. and October live cattle added […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease, demand picture foggy

Jul. 23, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell again Thursday, the fourth consecutive step back after reaching a high not seen since early March. “The rally last week was kind of counter-seasonal. You typically don’t rally the cattle in late July, early August, in the dog days of summer,” […]

By Christopher Walljasper