Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle succumb to negative margins

Feb. 12, 2019 at 7:41 am CST

Alberta fed cattle prices have dropped nearly $15 over the past three weeks. Feedlot margins are deep in red ink, with losses amounting to $200-250 per head. Compared to last week, yearlings and calves over 700 lbs. traded $3-$5 lower; calves under 700 lbs. were down $5-$8 with some feeder […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb on bargain buying

Feb. 11, 2019 at 7:11 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures decline on technical selling

Feb. 8, 2019 at 6:41 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide on weak cash, pork prices

Feb. 7, 2019 at 4:52 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop on weak pork prices

Feb. 6, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selling, live cattle up

Feb. 5, 2019 at 6:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined more than one per cent on Tuesday, giving back a portion of gains notched on Monday in a technical setback, traders said. Hogs on Monday surged from a multimonth low, boosted in part by technically oversold conditions. But the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Fed cattle weakness pressures yearlings

Feb. 5, 2019 at 6:02 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings and calves over 700 lbs. traded steady to $3 lower on average. Weakness in the fed cattle market weighed on the heavier replacements. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $155 on a live basis, down $7 from the highs seven days earlier. […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures climb on technical buying

Feb. 4, 2019 at 7:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were higher on technical buying on Monday, with live cattle nearing recent contract highs and lean hogs rebounding from a multi-month low reached on Friday, traders and analysts said. Firmer prices for pork and beef in the wholesale market also buoyed futures. Hogs […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures firm

Feb. 1, 2019 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose slightly on Friday, rebounding from Thursday’s declines on some bargain buying. Hog futures were mostly higher after falling to their lowest since Aug. 9 on Thursday, providing an opportunity for some end-of-week short-covering. But feeder cattle contracts weakened to their […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease after hitting contract highs

Jan. 31, 2019 at 5:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Thursday on a round of profit taking after hitting contract highs early in the session. Feeder cattle contracts weakened in sympathy while hog futures eased on concerns about the spread of African swine fever, traders said. Hog futures […]

By Mark Weinraub