Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly weaker on consolidation

Oct. 13, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts landed in modestly bearish territory on Friday amid pre-weekend consolidation after investors digested this week’s cash prices, said traders. “The market is priced right with this week’s cash. We’ll wait until next week to see if packers are short […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump, cash prices disappoint

Oct. 12, 2017 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on stronger cash markets

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs jump on spreading, packer demand

Oct. 10, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Friendly beef price outlook supports feeder market

Oct. 10, 2017 at 8:52 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures plunge on spreading, cash markets

Oct. 6, 2017 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled by about three per cent on Friday, weighed down by spreading and abundant supplies that pressured cash markets, traders said. Front-month October and most-active December hogs bore the brunt on the selling, while deferred hog contracts were only narrowly […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Most CME live cattle futures gain on spreads

Oct. 4, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained modestly on Wednesday during a trading strategy known as bear spreading in which investors sold October futures and simultaneously bought deferred months. Some market participants used the spreads to avoid possible deliveries on Monday evening against the October contract. Profit-taking […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash, pork prices send CME hogs higher

Oct. 3, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second day in a row on Tuesday, strengthened by upward-trending prices for market-ready, or cash, hogs and the morning’s firmer wholesale pork values, said traders. They said October futures led advances after investors actively bought that contract […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market holds values through volatility

Oct. 2, 2017 at 8:57 pm CDT

Buyers kept a respectful distance from the market early in the week. Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were lackadaisical due to the bearish sentiment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report. However, by Friday, all weight categories were trading steady with week-ago levels. Feedlot operators were bent […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters, fund buying boost CME hogs

Oct. 2, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying in the technically oversold market, said traders. They said funds helped accelerate market advances after contracts punched through technical resistance levels. October hogs, which will expire on Oct. 13, ended 1.85 […]

By Theopolis Waters