Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures tumble to two-month low

Jan. 16, 2019 at 6:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped as much as 3.7 per cent on Wednesday, skidding to the lowest levels in two months on pressure from chart-based selling and ample U.S. hog supplies, traders said. Hog prices on Tuesday had dipped below their closely watched 200-day […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on storm forecast

Jan. 15, 2019 at 5:36 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Fed cattle market lifts feeder prices

Jan. 14, 2019 at 9:37 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

Jan. 14, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME hogs slip on weaker cash

Jan. 11, 2019 at 7:04 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

Jan. 10, 2019 at 3:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog and cattle futures closed mostly higher, supported by hopes for improved exports in the coming weeks, traders said. Technical buying also helped cattle futures, which were still trading close to contract highs hit earlier in the week. Traders also noted strength […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease after rally

Jan. 9, 2019 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures rose 2.1 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday. Cattle futures were weaker, pressured by profit-taking after the front-month February live-cattle contract hit an all-time high on Tuesday. “There was no fundamental line item to […]

By Mark Weinraub

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

Klassen: Feeder market starts year with cautious tone

Jan. 8, 2019 at 9:20 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged to slightly softer compared to mid-December. The market was lightly tested, with direct off farm to feedlot trade, but auction market activity was rather quiet. Winter conditions in southern Alberta caused buyers to be on the defensive, with lighter calves reflecting small […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on China hopes

Jan. 8, 2019 at 7:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by prospects for improving export demand, traders said. The market was waiting for a pickup in deals from China due to the spread of African swine fever there. “That hope is still out there, but […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle break losing streak on bargain buying

Jan. 7, 2019 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose 1.2 per cent on Monday, rebounding from five straight sessions of declines on a round of bargain buying. Feeder cattle futures also closed higher after sinking to a one-month low during the session while lean hog futures eased. Cattle […]

By Mark Weinraub