Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit 10-year lows

Mar. 16, 2020 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures plunged on Monday to their lowest in nearly a decade, with traders citing uncertainty about what the coronavirus pandemic will mean for long-term demand. Hog futures also were sharply lower, sinking to their lowest since October 2018. All fed cattle contracts and most […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, cattle limit down on coronavirus fears

Mar. 13, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Wall Street leads CME cattle, hogs limit down

Mar. 12, 2020 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sag as virus woes fuel recession fears

Mar. 11, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs follow rebound on Wall Street

Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

Mar. 10, 2020 at 1:13 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were extremely variable over the past week which made the market hard to define. Compared to last week, yearling prices were quoted $2 to as much $6 lower while calves traded $2 lower as much as $5 higher. While some auction crowds were caught up […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets

Mar. 9, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Monday for a third straight session and hit life-of-contract lows following a plunge in crude oil and equity markets amid fears of a global recession, traders said. “When you have the stock market losing five to seven per cent of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract lows

Mar. 6, 2020 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures sank to contract lows on Friday, extending a decline fueled by fears that the global coronavirus outbreak will slow economic growth and reduce demand for beef. Losses in the market have accelerated as the virus has spread, with the most-active April live cattle […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle retreat on demand worries

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures slid Thursday as the global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus raised worries about an economic slowdown that could hurt demand for beef. U.S. beef demand has been strong since last year, helping to push April live cattle futures to a contract high in […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rise with equities

Mar. 4, 2020 at 7:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures strengthened on Wednesday as gains in financial markets helped fuel a recovery from contract lows reached last week in the live cattle market. Live cattle futures have been looking to equity markets for direction as uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic […]

By Tom Polansek