Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from contract highs

Dec. 18, 2019 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Wednesday as the market retreated from contract highs reached this week. Feeder cattle and hog futures were also mostly weaker. Analysts predict meat packers such as Tyson Foods and JBS USA will buy fewer cattle over the next […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market volatility continues

Dec. 17, 2019 at 5:34 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs mixed on trade detail uncertainty

Dec. 17, 2019 at 5:03 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs relatively steady on trade deal hopes

Dec. 16, 2019 at 5:08 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle climb on China trade news

Dec. 13, 2019 at 6:48 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm on fresh hopes for China trade pact

Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday on rekindled hopes for a U.S. trade deal with China, the world’s top pork consumer, traders said. Recent strength in cash hog markets added support, although prices in the closely watched Iowa and southern Minnesota market fell on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

Dec. 10, 2019 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Tuesday with support from stronger cash prices, while live cattle futures eased in a setback from recent advances. Gains in hog futures and cash prices reflect solid domestic demand for pork and signal that pig supplies are expected to tighten heading […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle market under weight of imports

Dec. 10, 2019 at 2:15 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 lower to $2 higher. It’s that time of year when most feedlots are carrying sufficient numbers and buyers are hesitant to increase ownership unless they can see profitability. Auction market volumes contained weaned and unweaned calves over the past […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

Dec. 9, 2019 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall after weak export sales report

Dec. 5, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a bearish pork export sales report, traders said. Cattle contracts were mixed, with live cattle rising on technical buying while feeder cattle eased. The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday morning said that weekly export sales of pork […]

By Mark Weinraub