Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market experiences renewed optimism

Sep. 19, 2017 at 1:39 am CDT

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3-$5 higher while calf prices were $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases. Southern Alberta yearling prices were unchanged this week after trading at premium to western Canadian markets earlier in September. The U.S. Department of Agriculture came out on Tuesday […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading

Sep. 18, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Strong Canadian dollar weighs on feeder market

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low

Sep. 12, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs narrowly mixed on pre-USDA consolidation

Sep. 11, 2017 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures were flat to narrowly mixed on Monday as investors consolidated positions ahead of a government livestock and crop report due on Tuesday, traders and analysts said. Some live cattle contracts eked out small gains following modestly higher […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Funds, short-covering extend CME live cattle gains

Sep. 8, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher for a third day in a row, led by fund buying and investors who covered previously short positions, said traders. December led advances after funds in CME’s livestock markets that track the Standard + Poor’s Goldman […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Spreads help drive up CME live cattle futures

Sep. 7, 2017 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday after investors bought October futures and simultaneously sold deferred months in a trading strategy known as bull spreads, traders said. Some market participants, also through spreads, purchased live cattle futures and at the same time sold CME […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain on firmer beef prices

Sep. 6, 2017 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled moderately higher on Wednesday, with help from short-covering and improved wholesale beef values, said traders. December received added support from fund buying after the contract topped the 10-day moving average of 109.648 cents (all figures US$). October live cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Lethbridge demand drives up yearling market

Sep. 5, 2017 at 7:59 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$8 above week-ago levels. The first major yearling sales occurred in southern Alberta, which appeared to kick-start the buying momentum. Alberta fed cattle prices and wholesale beef values were under pressure; however, feedlot operators were extremely tenacious. Buyers capriciously worked orders throughout the week […]

By Jerry Klassen