Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall from gains as cash prices ease

Sep. 17, 2019 at 8:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Tuesday, with the most-active contract dropping by the daily maximum, due to weak cash prices and technical selling, traders said. Pork cutout values eased for carcasses, loins, bellies and other products, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. December lean […]

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on expectations for Chinese buying

Sep. 16, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up again on China tariff exemption

Sep. 13, 2019 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit up on expectations for Chinese buying

Sep. 12, 2019 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery from nine-year low

Sep. 11, 2019 at 6:07 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market experiences mixed tone

Sep. 10, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Auction market volumes are growing in Saskatchewan and Manitoba; however, central Alberta prices held a definite premium of $8-$10 over the eastern Prairie regions. Ontario orders are starting to surface in Manitoba but prices were […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance on China trade hopes

Sep. 10, 2019 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures jumped on Tuesday as expectations rose for China to increase pork imports from the United States, traders said. China, the world’s top pork consumer, is expected to buy more U.S. agricultural products in hopes of a better trade deal with […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle set nine-year low on weak cash prices, big supply

Sep. 9, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month live cattle futures fell to a nine-year low on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday under pressure from weak cash prices and large supplies. Cash cattle are expected to trade around $98/cwt this week in Texas and Kansas, down from $100 last week and $103 […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell their daily limit on Friday, dipping to the lowest level since 2016 as traders reacted to weak cash cattle prices, brokers said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt this week in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag

Sep. 5, 2019 at 8:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to contract lows on Thursday as cash cattle prices declined from last week and wholesale beef prices extended their slide, traders said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down from $103 last week (all […]

By Julie Ingwersen