Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on worsening U.S.-China trade ties

Aug. 6, 2019 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as growing tensions between Washington and Beijing fueled worries about U.S. pork exports. China, the world’s largest hog and pork market, has threatened to halt all purchases of U.S. agricultural products after U.S. President Donald […]

Klassen: Feeder prices ratchet higher

Aug. 5, 2019 at 9:52 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures swing wildly as trade war intensifies

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain firm

Jul. 30, 2019 at 8:51 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

Jul. 23, 2019 at 9:20 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

Jul. 19, 2019 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

Jul. 18, 2019 at 8:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

Jul. 17, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the daily limit and approached a one-month high on Wednesday on renewed hopes that China will increase pork imports to compensate for pigs killed in a widespread outbreak of a fatal swine disease. China’s agriculture ministry said a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

Jul. 16, 2019 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as concerns about declining beef prices continued to hang over the markets. Decreasing beef prices have spurred expectations that meat packers such as Tyson and Cargill may be less aggressive when bidding to […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

Jul. 16, 2019 at 8:53 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 higher on average. Auction barns had limited numbers on offer but strong buying interest surfaced for quality packages. Alberta feedlots were the main buyers setting the price structure. There were two main factors enhancing demand this week. First, U.S. […]

By Jerry Klassen