Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

Apr. 18, 2018 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Wednesday, supported by steady-to-higher early-week cash prices, traders said. Hogs drew support from higher cash and wholesale pork prices. Futures were further supported by lower week-over-week hog weights. It’s a “good sign that these weights are coming down,” […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rise on strong packer margins

Apr. 17, 2018 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

Apr. 16, 2018 at 9:56 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME nearby live cattle firm, deferred months weak

Apr. 16, 2018 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle settle mixed, hogs firmer

Apr. 13, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs close higher

Apr. 12, 2018 at 7:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle hit a two-week high Thursday, driven by short-covering and futures’ discounts to this week’s prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, said traders. Remaining cash prices in parts of the northern U.S. Plains might benefit from tight cattle supplies along with forecasts […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mostly firmer

Apr. 11, 2018 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts closed firmer on Wednesday as investors digested initial prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle while bracing for hefty supplies ahead, said traders. Market participants are also monitoring forecasts for a weekend snowstorm in the northern U.S. Plains that could […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed as market weighs big supply

Apr. 11, 2018 at 3:02 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday as the spot contract rose on its discount to the cash market while deferred months drifted lower under heavy supplies of cattle, traders said. CME April live cattle closed up 0.775 cent/lb. at 112.8 cents, edging […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Feeder market continues lower trend

Apr. 9, 2018 at 10:02 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $8 below week-ago levels; noticeable declines were noted in the lighter weight categories, which were down $6 to as much as $10. Adverse weather continues to plague the feedlot regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Another snowfall over the weekend caused pen conditions […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs jump on short-covering

Apr. 9, 2018 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rallied more than three per cent on Monday in a short-covering and bargain-buying rebound from life-of-contract lows posted last week, traders said. Some contracts, including actively-traded June, rose by as much as the daily three-cent limit as a steady slide […]

By Karl Plume