Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.

Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu

Apr. 9, 2024 at 9:53 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade

Apr. 8, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble ahead of weekend on bird flu fears

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm as bird flu selloff seen overdone

Apr. 4, 2024 at 7:09 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Cattle end lower on beef demand concerns, hogs higher

Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to a fresh two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and fund liquidation, as investors gauged whether beef demand would suffer amid recent news of avian influenza in dairy cattle.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

U.S. livestock: Cattle claw back some losses after bird flu selloff

Apr. 2, 2024 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders reassessed the market after worries about cattle infected with avian influenza had triggered a sharp selloff a day earlier.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market resumes the climb

Apr. 2, 2024 at 9:31 am CDT

For the week ending March 30, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4 to $6 higher on average. Fleshier backgrounded yearlings were relatively unchanged. Buyers were fairly cautious on backgrounded heifers with some packages actually softer than seven days earlier. Larger strings of quality genetic, low flesh steers were up $6 to as much as $10 in some cases. Weaned, premium, calves were up a solid $5 to $6 on average.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures plunged on Monday on market uncertainty following news of a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with infected dairy cows.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows

Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek