Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Rallying beef prices push CME live cattle to seven-week high

May. 16, 2024 at 5:17 pm CDT

Wholesale beef prices have jumped this week as retailers and meat processors look ahead to the Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. The holiday is considered the start of the peak grilling season for products like steaks and hamburgers.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on strong demand, rising beef prices

May. 15, 2024 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures shoot higher on rising boxed beef prices

May. 14, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes defensive tone

May. 14, 2024 at 12:34 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market

May. 13, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower

May. 10, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with live cattle contracts turning higher and a rally in Chicago corn futures Cv1 pressuring most feeder cattle contracts lower.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading

May. 9, 2024 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Thursday amid a day of sideways and choppy trading, as wholesale beef prices dropped and cash cattle markets saw limited activity.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hogs rise on technical buying

May. 7, 2024 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday on technical buying, while lean hog contracts ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound following four days of declines.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Klassen: Feeder cattle experience weather market

May. 7, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

For the week ending May 4, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable and the market was hard to define. Alberta and certain regions of Saskatchewan received snow, which caused the market to trade $3 to $5 lower. However, in Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 higher.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump after US ground beef tests negative for bird flu

May. 2, 2024 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. government said retail samples of ground beef tested negative for the bird flu virus.

By Tom Polansek