Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: NAFTA worries drag CME hogs from one-year high

Jan. 10, 2018 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid from a one-year top earlier in the session, rattled by fund selling and Canadian government concerns over NAFTA talks with the U.S., said traders. Canada is increasingly convinced that President Donald Trump will soon announce the U.S. intends […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mount late-session rally

Jan. 9, 2018 at 4:17 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Fed cattle market leads feeders higher

Jan. 8, 2018 at 9:18 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cash prices propel CME hogs to one-year high

Jan. 8, 2018 at 8:27 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market remains firm into 2018

Jan. 1, 2018 at 5:09 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from seven-week high

Dec. 29, 2017 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle Friday closed lower on technical selling and caution before cash prices by day’s end — but not before futures initially hit a seven-week high, said traders. Investors tweaked positions on the last session of 2017 for CME live cattle that gained […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism boosts CME live cattle

Dec. 28, 2017 at 5:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle on Thursday reached a seven-week high, propelled by expectations for steady-to-higher cash prices by week’s end, said traders. Thursday’s wholesale beef price upswing, short-covering and year-end positioning furthered market advances, they said. December live cattle, which will expire on Friday, closed […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs ease from 10-month top on lower cash prices

Dec. 27, 2017 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday slid from a 10-month high, weakened by profit-taking and less money paid by packers for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs, said analysts. February closed 0.5 cent lower at 71.025 cents (all figures US$). April ended down 0.1 cent, at 75.275 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market ends 2017 on positive tone

Dec. 27, 2017 at 2:28 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to as much as $6 higher. Moderate to stronger buying interest was noted across the Prairies. Once again, feedlot operators were fairly aggressive on quality yearling packages; semi-weaned and weaned calves were a solid $3-$5 higher while unweaned lighter […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle surge on beef demand, cash price hopes

Dec. 26, 2017 at 7:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday, driven by strong wholesale beef values that generated cash price optimism for this week, said traders. Investors bought deferred months and simultaneously sold December futures before its Dec. 29 expiration. Fund buying contributed to market advances. […]

By Theopolis Waters