Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on gains in cash hogs, pork prices

Sep. 18, 2018 at 5:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged over four per cent on Tuesday, rising to the highest levels in three months on support from gains in prices for hogs in cash markets and wholesale pork, traders said. A lower U.S. hog slaughter in recent days due […]

Klassen: Feeder market eyes April live cattle futures

Sep. 18, 2018 at 5:10 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on profit-taking

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:02 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally to six-month high on strong demand

Sep. 14, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed

Sep. 13, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on hopes for China trade talks

Sep. 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than two per cent on Wednesday on news that the Trump administration is attempting to restart trade negotiations with China, a major importer which has steep duties on shipments of U.S. pork. Senior U.S. officials led by Treasury Secretary Steven […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as large pork plants in Florence’s path

Sep. 11, 2018 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Tuesday as a powerful hurricane roared toward the U.S. East Coast, threatening hog production in the Carolinas, home to some of the country’s largest packing plants. Pork producer Smithfield Foods said it will be shuttering two of its hog […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder market waiting for direction

Sep. 10, 2018 at 9:53 pm CDT

Average western Canadian feeder prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, the yearling market in southern Alberta traded $3-$5 higher as feedlot operators focused on sourcing local cattle. High-quality yearlings are coming on the market and steady demand was evident across the Prairies. Strength in the deferred live cattle […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs slip from three-week highs

Sep. 10, 2018 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures settled mostly lower on Monday as early support from a swine fever outbreak in Asia and a hurricane off the U.S. East Coast faded and the market retreated from three-week highs. Technical selling in the overbought hog futures market added pressure. “The […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: October hogs limit up on cash prices, swine fever fear

Sep. 6, 2018 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged on Thursday on rising cash hog prices and growing concerns about the spread of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog and pork producer, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange October futures closed up the daily three-cent-per-pound trading limit, aided […]

By Karl Plume