Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market experiences bouncing behaviour

Oct. 22, 2019 at 11:54 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$4 higher on average; calves traded $2 to as much as $6 higher. The feeder market has recovered after a softer tone earlier in October. Favourable weather in southern Alberta over the past week caused Lethbridge-area feedlots to step forward more […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mostly higher

Oct. 21, 2019 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag as traders parse USDA pork sales data

Oct. 18, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slide on technical selling, China worries

Oct. 17, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb on hopes for higher cash trade

Oct. 16, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on optimism for Chinese pork demand

Oct. 15, 2019 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures hit a two-week high on Tuesday, with the benchmark December contract rising its daily limit of three cents per pound on optimism about increasing pork demand from China, traders said. Food prices in China have soared, driven mainly by a sharp increase […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Limited harvest progress weighs on feeder cattle

Oct. 15, 2019 at 3:58 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were down $2 to as much as $8 in some cases. A fortuitous bounce in the barley market resulted in a softer tone for replacement cattle. It appears that the Canadian barley crop will be smaller than earlier anticipated and some […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb, led by firm cash trade

Oct. 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose more than one per cent on Monday, with the benchmark December contract touching a 2-1/2-month top after cash cattle traded late last week about US$2/cwt higher than the previous week, traders said. The five-area average price for cash cattle last week […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on trade progress, firm cash

Oct. 11, 2019 at 7:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, following broad strength in commodities tied to hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, along with firm cash values for hogs and pork, analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs slip despite record-large pork sales to China

Oct. 10, 2019 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sagged on Thursday as the confirmation of record-large weekly pork export sales to China failed to impress traders who have been expecting a surge in demand for months. Uncertainty about when the pork will be shipped to China also kept a lid […]

By Tom Polansek