Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

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

Mar. 12, 2020 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures plunged their daily limit on Thursday, dragged down by another steep sell-off on Wall Street, fears of a global recession and continued uncertainty about consumer demand for meat, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April live cattle contract settled down […]

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

By Jerry Klassen

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

Mar. 9, 2020 at 6:14 pm CDT

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

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. […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Coronavirus fears weigh on feeder markets

Mar. 3, 2020 at 10:29 am CST

Western Canadian feeder prices were not immune to the meltdown of financial and commodity markets last week. Buyers appeared to incorporate a risk discount due to uncertainty in beef demand over the next few months. Compared to last week, larger groups of quality yearlings traded $3-$5 lower while smaller packages […]

By Jerry Klassen