Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs at three-week high on fund buying, spreading

Nov. 28, 2017 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed to a three-week high on Tuesday, extending gains from recent days on speculation prices would rise higher next month and on calendar spreading, traders and analysts said. Live cattle were narrowly lower and feeder cattle futures slightly higher at the Chicago […]

Klassen: Winter weather weighs on feeder complex

Nov. 27, 2017 at 4:50 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as cash prices seen rising

Nov. 27, 2017 at 4:11 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Nov. 24, 2017 at 3:55 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

Nov. 22, 2017 at 4:48 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rebound on cash, beef prices

Nov. 21, 2017 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday rallied from Monday’s losses, ignited by short-covering as investors digested initial cash prices and firmer wholesale beef values, said traders. Technical buying contributed to market advances along with unwinding of Monday’s short live cattle futures long hog spreads, […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls

Nov. 20, 2017 at 7:54 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Eastern Prairie markets were softer but continue to maintain a $5 to as much as $8 premium over major feeding regions of Alberta. We’ve seen a sharp year-over-year increase in imports from the U.S., which is causing a variable […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slip on softer cash, beef prices

Nov. 16, 2017 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday reversed some of Wednesday’s gains, led by weaker cash and wholesale beef values, traders said. Some market participants tweaked positions before Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) monthly Cattle on Feed report. “We saw a small rally yesterday, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Short-covering pares recent CME live cattle losses

Nov. 15, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday settled higher after short-covering helped recoup some of the market’s recent cash price related losses, traders said. A few investors adjusted positions before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday. December live cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices drop CME hogs to one-month low

Nov. 14, 2017 at 4:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday slid to their lowest level in a month after downward-trending cash prices triggered sell orders, traders said. Fund selling developed after some contracts drifted below technical support areas. December hogs ended 2.325 cents/lb. lower at 59.975 cents, and below […]

By Theopolis Waters