Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally on corn futures slump

Jun. 5, 2019 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures continued to rally on Wednesday, as corn futures fell sharply and traders hoped that feed costs will continue to remain under pressure. The burgeoning U.S.-Mexico trade fight pressured Chicago Board of Trade corn futures, despite a Reuters report that […]

U.S. livestock: Warming weather, easing feed costs spur rallies

Jun. 4, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Klassen: Feeder market absorbs double-edged sword

Jun. 4, 2019 at 2:19 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Trade fights continue to batter live cattle, lean hogs

Jun. 3, 2019 at 5:37 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall after Trump opens new front in trade war

May. 31, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Futures fall as corn rally boosts feeding costs

May. 30, 2019 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures closed mostly lower on Thursday, with a rally in the corn market pressuring livestock contracts, traders said. “It had a lot to do with corn going up,” said Doug Houghton, an analyst with Brock Associates Inc. “Feed costs are […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as cash market steadies

May. 29, 2019 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by a steadying cash market, traders said. Cash cattle traded at $115 in Kansas on Tuesday (all figures US$). That was unchanged from a week earlier and came after five straight weeks of declines, said Rich Nelson, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall with demand uncertain due to trade fights

May. 28, 2019 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell 2.9 per cent to their lowest level in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, with concerns about demand from top buyers in focus amid a record-large supply in the U.S., traders said. The market shrugged off a U.S. Agriculture Department […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Rising feed grains weigh on feeder market

May. 28, 2019 at 10:20 am CDT

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower over the past week. In some cases, calves were down $4 to as much as $6. Rising feed grain costs weighed on the overall feeder complex. Feed barley in southern Alberta traded in the range […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on continued export uncertainty

May. 24, 2019 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday on weak pork prices and concerns about export demand as trade tensions have increased between the U.S. and China, the world’s largest hog and pork market. Traders squared positions ahead of the long Memorial Day […]

By Karl Plume