Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend gains on drop in placements

May. 25, 2018 at 8:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures rose on Friday, shrugging off earlier declines on technical buying and support from government data showing fewer cattle placed in feedlots during April, traders and analysts said. Relatively thinly traded feeder cattle futures jumped more than one per cent after the U.S. Department […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on positioning ahead of supply report

May. 24, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on investment fund buying

May. 23, 2018 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CME amends feeder cattle futures, options rules

May. 22, 2018 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Fed cattle market drops, feeder market follows

May. 21, 2018 at 9:02 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

May. 21, 2018 at 7:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped the most in more than a month on Monday, buoyed by technical short covering and optimism that demand from beef packers that resulted in last week’s large cattle slaughter will continue this week, traders and analysts said. Front-month June live cattle futures briefly […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

May. 18, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped for the fourth time in five sessions on Friday as falling cash cattle prices and ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals weighed on the market, traders said. The possibility that meat exports could slow due to trade tensions with China […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound on technical buying, short-covering

May. 17, 2018 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures bounced on Thursday on technical buying and short-covering following three days of steep declines that had sliced prices by more than five per cent, traders said. Optimism that a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supply

May. 16, 2018 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped for a third straight session on Wednesday on weakening cash cattle prices and plentiful supplies of market-ready animals, traders said. Actively traded CME August live cattle futures settled 1.35 cents lower at 99.05 cents/lb., its lowest since April 4 […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slump again on falling cash prices

May. 15, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell sharply for a second straight session on Tuesday, pressured by technical selling and weakening cash cattle prices, traders said. Large numbers of slaughter-ready cattle are expected to continue flooding the market over near term and futures prices have slumped […]

By Karl Plume