Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

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

May. 24, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell nearly one per cent on Thursday, pressured by fears of lower trades in cash cattle markets and positioning ahead of a government supply report due on Friday, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was set to release its […]

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

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

Klassen: Feeder market faces many headwinds

May. 14, 2018 at 10:52 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Feedlot operators and order buyers were contending with a number of variables which resulted in a defensive tone. First, the Canadian dollar rallied late in the week, derailing any buying interest from south of the border. U.S. feeder […]

By Jerry Klassen