Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on cash market strength

Dec. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures Tuesday rose 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, supported by signs of strength in the cash market, traders said. USDA data showed that cash prices for hogs in Iowa and Minnesota have risen by more than $2 since last Wednesday, evidence that the […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle edge higher on improving margins

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:19 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on supply glut

Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs recover from two-month low

Nov. 29, 2019 at 6:17 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high on winter storms

Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:24 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle market drops on soft demand

Nov. 26, 2019 at 8:55 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were down $4-$6 while calf prices dropped $5 to as much as much as $10 in some cases. Comments from order buyers reflect very sluggish demand for this time of year. Ontario farmers have harvested about 50 per cent of the corn […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

Nov. 26, 2019 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, recording a seven-month high on expectations that a winter storm this week would slow the movement of cattle to beef packing plants and possibly curb the ability of feedlot cattle to gain weight, traders said. A powerful snowstorm […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by monthly U.S. feedlot data that was not as bearish as some had feared, traders said. Traders also cited spillover strength from record highs on Wall Street equity markets and forecasts for a winter […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

Nov. 22, 2019 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a one-week low and feeder cattle futures hit a six-week low on Friday ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that traders expected would show a hefty year-on-year increase in the number of cattle placed in feedlots last month. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed higher on Thursday as bullish weekly export sales data and hopes for progress on a U.S.-China trade deal helped to snap a six-session sell-off, traders said. February lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) settled up 0.675 cent at […]

By Julie Ingwersen