Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs decline as cash values soften

Nov. 26, 2018 at 8:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Monday on softer cash values and reduced demand for hogs from packers who were cutting kills, traders said. Live cattle futures were modestly lower while feeder cattle ended mixed, with front-month January declining and back months firming. Chicago Mercantile Exchange […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs gain in thin trading on demand optimism

Nov. 23, 2018 at 5:21 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally after bullish USDA data

Nov. 21, 2018 at 6:55 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall after contract highs on profit-taking

Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:52 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise to contract highs on export optimism

Nov. 19, 2018 at 8:30 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Softer demand causes feeder prices to weaken

Nov. 19, 2018 at 7:43 pm CST

Compared to last week, Alberta feeder cattle markets traded $4 to as much as $8 lower; however, Manitoba and Saskatchewan prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $3 to $5 on average. Demand from Eastern Canada appeared to limit slippage in the eastern Prairie regions but some of these markets also […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on swine fever fears

Nov. 16, 2018 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Friday and the three most active contracts closed up their daily trading limit on rising concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, traders said. Technical buying accelerated gains, lifting several deferred-month contracts to life-of-contract highs. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on technical buying, demand outlook

Nov. 15, 2018 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed for a fourth straight session on Thursday, lifted by technical buying and good demand for pork, traders said. Persistent concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, also underpinned prices […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip on weak cash outlook, lower beef

Nov. 14, 2018 at 5:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Wednesday as a weak tone to the cash cattle market and lower beef prices anchored futures, traders said. Lower equities markets also cast a shadow over cattle futures as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a fourth […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally from five-month low in technical bounce

Nov. 13, 2018 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rallied from five-month lows on Tuesday in a short-covering and technical-buying bounce, traders said. Live cattle futures followed feeders higher, although gains were clipped by limited packer demand for U.S. Plains feedlot cattle ahead of next week’s shortened Thanksgiving holiday […]

By Karl Plume