Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

May. 7, 2024 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday on technical buying, while lean hog contracts ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound following four days of declines.

By Karl Plume, Reuters

May. 7, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

For the week ending May 4, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable and the market was hard to define. Alberta and certain regions of Saskatchewan received snow, which caused the market to trade $3 to $5 lower. However, in Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 higher.

By Jerry Klassen

May. 2, 2024 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. government said retail samples of ground beef tested negative for the bird flu virus.

By Tom Polansek

May. 1, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures took a dive on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. government tests of ground beef for the bird flu virus will harm consumer demand.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Apr. 30, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders worried consumers will buy less meat, a day after the U.S. government said it will verify the safety of ground beef in states that have bird-flu infections in dairy cows.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek