Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on hopes of economic reopening

Apr. 17, 2020 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with nearby contracts pressured by coronavirus-related disruptions at packing plants, while hopes for a reopening of the economy lifted deferred contracts. Actively traded June live cattle ended higher on the week, for a second straight week, […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound to one-week high

Apr. 16, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures recover

Apr. 15, 2020 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as traders hope slaughterhouses reopen soon

Apr. 14, 2020 at 10:34 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices weigh on feeder market

Apr. 14, 2020 at 10:14 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Beef Farmers of Ontario ask for curb on cull sales

Apr. 13, 2020 at 10:19 pm CDT

Updated, April 15 — Ontario’s cattle producer organization is asking members to consider delaying sales of cull cows until market conditions “normalize.” Beef Farmers of Ontario’s board on Thursday published a memo to beef and dairy cattle producers, asking them to help “prevent a further surge in cull cows in […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. livestock: June hogs, cattle plunge limit down

Apr. 13, 2020 at 8:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures tumbled on Monday on worries about declining U.S. meat processing capacity after Smithfield Foods announced Sunday it would indefinitely shut one of its pork plants due to novel coronavirus infections among workers. The closure at Sioux Falls, S.D., affecting four to five per […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Futures slide as COVID-19 worries roil market

Apr. 9, 2020 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures slumped again on Thursday, volatility roiling the market as it faced resistance over surging stocks and growing concerns that meat packers will close plants in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Lean hog future prices slipped for a second session on concerns about the domestic […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

USDA to probe surging beef prices versus falling cattle prices

Apr. 8, 2020 at 9:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department will investigate why a surge in beef prices because of coronavirus-related hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices for farmers, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday. The investigation adds scrutiny on the small group of meat companies such as Tyson […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying investors rally cattle futures, again

Apr. 8, 2020 at 4:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures surged for a second straight session on Wednesday, as investors kept snapping up deep discounts in futures prices, traders said. Lean hog future prices slipped, as concern continued to mount over a glut of domestic pork supplies and uncertainty on how quickly the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter