Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund liquidation, technical selling

Apr. 30, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, with the actively traded June contract down for a seventh straight session, as fund long liquidation and technical selling pressured the market. Before the latest selloff in cattle began, commodity funds had built a record large net long position, […]

Klassen: Cash feeder market shrugs off lower futures

Apr. 29, 2019 at 9:53 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop on demand concerns, plentiful supplies

Apr. 29, 2019 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs post third weekly slide

Apr. 26, 2019 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit down on disappointing export sales

Apr. 25, 2019 at 8:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures down on long liquidation

Apr. 24, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a six-week low on Wednesday as lower cash beef prices and bearish technical signals prompted a round of long liquidation, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed, with nearby contracts turning higher and gaining against back months. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures fall on profit-taking

Apr. 23, 2019 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures sagged on profit-taking on Tuesday after a recent run-up to contract highs, traders said. Live cattle futures also slumped at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The most actively traded June hogs contract has pulled back about 7.5 per cent after setting a contract high […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

Apr. 23, 2019 at 10:10 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Many auction barns were closed last week and the ones holding sales had smaller numbers. Quality packages of yearlings were on the higher end of the range while smaller groups of fleshier replacements were […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day

Apr. 18, 2019 at 7:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures set new contract highs in deferred months for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday on expectations of increased demand from China, before prices pulled back. Deferred feeder cattle futures also set contract highs. An outbreak of African swine fever in China fueled the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Deferred CME hog futures set contract highs

Apr. 17, 2019 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rallied to new contract highs in deferred months on Wednesday on projections that China will accelerate pork imports in the last half of the year, following an outbreak of an incurable swine disease. China is expected to import more pork to fill a […]

By Tom Polansek