Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally with hopes for exports to China

Feb. 18, 2020 at 7:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday on hopes for increased demand from China as the world’s top pork consumer announced plans to begin issuing tariff-free import licenses. China will grant exemptions on retaliatory duties imposed against 696 U.S. goods, the most substantial tariff […]

Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

Feb. 18, 2020 at 1:55 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after this week’s four-month lows

Feb. 14, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs edge up on hopes for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 8:02 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on broad commodity strength

Feb. 12, 2020 at 6:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle sag on weaker cash trade

Feb. 11, 2020 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the benchmark April contract touching its lowest since late September on falling cash cattle prices and worries about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China, traders said. Cash cattle traded lightly in Kansas and Nebraska at $119-$120 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

Feb. 11, 2020 at 10:20 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian prices for yearling and heavier calves were down $2-$4 on average. The calf market was hard to define; Alberta markets traded $3 lower to $4 higher but notable strength was evident in Saskatchewan and Manitoba where values were steady to $4 higher. Favourable weather […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hogs slip on concerns over export demand

Feb. 10, 2020 at 8:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed lower on Monday as optimism over export demand began to cool, and live cattle futures fell as pressure from slumping cash prices continued to weigh on the market, traders said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hog futures advance for second day

Feb. 7, 2020 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Friday for a second session on follow-through buying after Thursday’s limit-up close and reminders of stepped-up Chinese demand for U.S. pork, traders said. Benchmark April lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled up 1.375 cents, at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on Tyson comment, short-covering

Feb. 6, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily three-cent limit on Thursday after comments from a Tyson Foods executive about pork demand from China ignited a wave of buying including short-covering, traders said. Tyson is competing with other global companies to supply meat to China, the world’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen