Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on U.S. inventory data

Feb. 5, 2018 at 9:45 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged but there was a wide variation across the Prairies. Major markets in Alberta traded steady to as much as $5 higher, while Saskatchewan and Manitoba prices were quoted $3 higher to as much as $5 lower. Major finishing […]

U.S. livestock: Stocks, profit-taking hit CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Funds, weather extend CME live cattle gains

Feb. 2, 2018 at 7:01 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on fund buying

Feb. 1, 2018 at 5:45 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post losses, but off session lows

Jan. 30, 2018 at 8:28 pm CST

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market grinds lower

Jan. 29, 2018 at 9:05 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $4-$6 lower; however, yearlings and heavier calves experienced a week-over-week decline of $4 to as much as $8 with significant weakness noted in the eastern Prairie regions. Finishing feedlots continue to sit on their hands. Order buyers were active on […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

Jan. 29, 2018 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday, riding a tailwind from Friday’s higher-than-expected prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 125.7 cents and most-active April settled up 0.375 cents at 125 cents (all figures US$). […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound after sharp drop

Jan. 26, 2018 at 4:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday, with strength in the cash market underpinning a technical rebound from Thursday’s sharp decline, traders said. “We had a break that was a surprisingly quick break from the top,” said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities. “Today […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink after hitting highest since early November

Jan. 25, 2018 at 3:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures dropped 2.2 percent after hitting their highest level in 2-1/2 months on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak as a rebound in the U.S. dollar sparked a round of profit-taking. “The pushback on the U.S. dollar maybe caught a few people off-guard,” said […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

Jan. 24, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the […]

By Michael Hirtzer