Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market looking firm for fall

Jul. 21, 2020 at 12:04 am CDT

The western Canadian feeder market was hard to define last week due to the small volumes. Small groups under 10 head were quite common and in many cases, one to three head were running through the ring. Discounts were quite severe on these stragglers; however, quality feeder cattle traded at […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle backslide amid cautious slaughter improvements

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end steady to firmer

Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit four-month top

Jul. 16, 2020 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

Jul. 15, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King lemongrass ration

Jul. 15, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

A new U.S. sustainability campaign from one of the world’s biggest fast food chains, training its lens on beef cattle passing gas, has “disappointed” some cattle producers while also proposing its own new feedlot ration as a way to help cut emissions. Burger King, owned by Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International, […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drift lower on beef demand worries

Jul. 14, 2020 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) fell on Tuesday for a second straight session on weak wholesale beef prices and worries about consumer demand, given uncertainty about the health of the U.S. economy, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled down 0.85 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market in summer mode

Jul. 13, 2020 at 9:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Volumes are quite thin at this time of year, which makes the market hard to define. Steady demand surfaced on quality groups of yearlings and calves, while late stragglers and heavier-flesh feeders were severely discounted. Pasture conditions are […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs up on pork demand, export optimism

Jul. 13, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Monday on signs of improving demand for pork products and optimism about export demand from China as the Asian country struggles with renewed outbreaks of a hog disease, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled up 1.4 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures on Friday pulled back from a rally the previous session as large supplies and doubts about Chinese imports weighed on the market, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August lean hog futures settled down 0.35 cent at 49.875 cents/lb. (all figures US$). The […]

By Tom Polansek