Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Light volumes characterize feeder market

Jul. 2, 2024 at 9:36 am CDT

For the week ending June 29, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were unchanged from seven days earlier. Many auction barns are in holiday mode and volumes were light, making the market hard to define. Late blooming stragglers and off grade calves were common.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs higher, on month-end positioning

Jun. 28, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures turn lower ahead of USDA hog-pig report

Jun. 27, 2024 at 4:19 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn higher on technical trading, Midwest floods

Jun. 26, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs set contract lows as traders await US herd data

Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Canadian heifer retention tightening feeder supply

Jun. 25, 2024 at 9:13 am CDT

Alberta and Saskatchewan heifer placements in the lighter weight categories are down from year-ago levels. Comments from ranchers and order buyers suggest that Western Canadian ranchers are holding back on heifers to expand the herd. This usually results in a narrowing of the steer/heifer spread.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Nearby cattle futures rise on strong demand

Jun. 24, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby cattle future contracts turned higher on Monday as stronger-than-expected domestic seasonal demand and firm prices in the cash market gave futures a boost, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle lower, live cattle mixed ahead of surprising USDA report

Jun. 21, 2024 at 3:20 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures turned lower and live cattle were mixed on Friday, as traders squared positions ahead of a closely-watched monthly feedlot report and anticipated smaller cattle placements, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs lower on signs of cooling economy

Jun. 20, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Thursday, with nearby live cattle contracts ticking higher amid signs of strength in the cash market and consumer demand staying firm, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

Jun. 18, 2024 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday, as a lack of fundamental news and limited trading in the cash cattle market had price drifting down from the recent rally, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters