Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

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

Jan. 27, 2020 at 3:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog and cattle contracts fell their daily trading limits on Monday, hitting multi-month lows on fears about the spread of a coronavirus in China. “If we thought China’s coronavirus was making the media rounds late last week, it’s a full-fledged media frenzy this morning,” INTL […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle set multi-month lows as virus fears hit markets

Jan. 24, 2020 at 8:10 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Temperatures rise, Prairie bids cool down

Jan. 24, 2020 at 1:18 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Cattle stumble to two-month low ahead of USDA report

Jan. 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on supply expectations

Jan. 22, 2020 at 5:32 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle ease amid uncertain Chinese demand

Jan. 21, 2020 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures came under pressure on Tuesday as traders waited for signs of increased Chinese demand after Beijing and Washington signed an initial trade deal last week. China pledged to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural products as part of the agreement, which is meant to […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Large feedlot inventories lower feeder demand

Jan. 21, 2020 at 3:06 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged and mid-weight feeders (600-850 lbs.) were steady to $2 lower, but calves under 600 lbs. were unchanged to as much as $10 lower. Prices were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm on winter weather woes

Jan. 17, 2020 at 6:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled about one per cent higher on Friday, supported by fears that a weekend winter storm in the Plains and Midwest would slow the transport of livestock and complicate pork and beef plant operations, traders said. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide on Phase One uncertainty

Jan. 16, 2020 at 7:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) fell about 1.5 per cent on Thursday, joining a broad sell-off in agricultural futures that traders attributed to fund selling and uncertainty about the details of a U.S.-China trade agreement signed a day earlier. China agreed […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm in muted reaction to Phase One pact

Jan. 15, 2020 at 7:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched higher on Wednesday as the United States and China signed a Phase One trade agreement that could lead to increased sales of U.S. meat to the world’s biggest pork consumer. However, gains in futures were […]

By Julie Ingwersen