Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

Sep. 4, 2019 at 7:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark live cattle futures drifted lower on Wednesday, pressured by expectations of weaker cash cattle prices this week and a seasonal slowdown in demand for beef following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. “We finished the last official holiday of summer, and now people are […]

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

Sep. 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

Aug. 30, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

Aug. 29, 2019 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down as USDA launches beef market probe

Aug. 28, 2019 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle drop on large supplies

Aug. 27, 2019 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures crumbled under the weight of large supplies and a lack of news about trade talks with China on Tuesday, while cattle futures also weakened. The declines were a turnaround from Monday, when hog futures climbed on hopes for easing tensions in the […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle market recovers

Aug. 27, 2019 at 6:53 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4-$6 higher on average; some packages in Alberta sold $8 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Larger feedlot operations were very aggressive on 750- to 900-pounders. The quality of yearlings is excellent at this time of year. Comments from […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

Aug. 23, 2019 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled on Friday, with the benchmark October contract falling its daily three-cent limit after China announced a fresh set of tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, traders said. China will levy extra 10 per cent tariffs on U.S. beef and pork […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend climb on robust packer margins

Aug. 22, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures advanced for a fourth straight session on Thursday, led by the nearby August contract as robust profit margins for beef packers fueled expectations of strong demand for cash cattle, traders said. “Packers are just raking it in, so the incentive […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on strong beef demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday for a third session as strong demand for beef ahead of the Labour Day holiday bolstered margins for meat packers, traders said. CME October live cattle futures ended up 0.225 cent at 100.225 cents/lb., and October […]

By Julie Ingwersen