Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rebound on demand hopes, pork margins

Dec. 5, 2018 at 6:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rebounded on Wednesday after two sessions of declines as improving meat packer margins and hopes for more pork sales to China buoyed the market. Traders are anticipating more pork sales to China following surprise sales to the world’s largest hog and pork […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs slip on trade truce worries

Dec. 4, 2018 at 7:21 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

Dec. 4, 2018 at 1:10 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs ease, await trade truce benefits

Dec. 3, 2018 at 5:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

Nov. 30, 2018 at 7:05 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

Nov. 29, 2018 at 6:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than four per cent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly export sales report showed that China last week placed its largest order for U.S. pork since February, traders said. The purchases are a signal that an outbreak […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs sag on technical selling, soft cash

Nov. 28, 2018 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark February contract declining for a third straight session on technical selling and weak cash values, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hog futures settled down 0.55 cent at 64.5 cents/lb. after the contract […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs drift lower on weak cash values

Nov. 27, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark February contract falling for the fourth session out of the last five after hitting a contract high last week. “The cash market continues to struggle. It’s a battle between reality and the ASF (African […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

Nov. 27, 2018 at 2:52 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from week-ago levels. Favourable weather conditions enhanced buying interest from cattle feeders in Feedlot Alley; however, cattle-on-feed inventories in Alberta and Saskatchewan are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels. Pen space remains at a premium due to limited capacity. County permit fees […]

By Jerry Klassen

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 […]

By Julie Ingwersen