Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease with equities

Mar. 3, 2020 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened with equities on Tuesday, while hog futures advanced. Moves in the cattle market have nearly mirrored those in equities since last week, traders said, with the global spread of the new coronavirus fueling sharp moves. All three major U.S. […]

Klassen: Coronavirus fears weigh on feeder markets

Mar. 3, 2020 at 10:29 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise in recovery from contract lows

Mar. 2, 2020 at 5:49 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle dive as coronavirus slams global markets

Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:56 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink to new lows

Feb. 27, 2020 at 8:18 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund selling

Feb. 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply in actively traded nearby contracts on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of coronavirus and its impact on demand triggered active selling by commodities funds. Slumping cash market prices further fueled the slide, with the benchmark April contract […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle extend losses

Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures fell sharply for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as fears of a coronavirus pandemic stoked concerns about demand and slower global economic growth. Commodities funds liquidated more of their sizable long holdings in cattle after the U.S. […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter

Feb. 24, 2020 at 9:08 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower while calves and grassers traded within $5 on either side of unchanged. Calves were extremely variable with similar weight cattle sometimes trading $6-$8 apart at the same sale. Supplies of calves coming on the market appear to be lower […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs dive as coronavirus rattles markets

Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures plunged on Monday as a surge of coronavirus cases beyond China stoked fears of U.S. meat export delays and slower global economic growth. The actively-traded April live cattle contract and nearly all feeder cattle contracts closed down by their […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures firm

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures ended higher on Friday on a mild technical bounce while cattle contracts weakened. Feeder cattle contracts were under pressure from profit-taking following six straight days of gains that pushed the front-month contract to its highest since Jan. 30. CME lean hog […]

By Mark Weinraub