Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sharply higher, shrug off USDA report

Jun. 26, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with the August contract up the three-cent per pound daily price limit, helped by buy stops and fund buying, said traders. They said Monday morning’s wholesale beef price upswing and back-month futures’ discounts to last […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report

Jun. 23, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with cash, beef prices

Jun. 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit one-year high as pork prices extend gains

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle settle mostly lower on technical selling

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices pressure feeder market

Jun. 20, 2017 at 1:20 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$7 lower on average, with shorter-keep replacements over 850 lbs. as much as $10 lower in some cases. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $159-$161, down nearly $12 from week-ago levels. Most auction markets had limited numbers on offer, with […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs surge to one-year high

Jun. 19, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures surged as much as four per cent on Monday, lifted by investment fund buying and higher pork prices that boosted meatpackers’ profit margins, traders and analysts said. Hogs on a continuous chart rose to the highest levels since last June 23. Most-active Chicago […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures were mostly higher on Friday, with cattle prices stabilizing after Thursday’s multiweek lows and hogs consolidating in the middle of their recent trading ranges. Most-active Chicago Mercantile Exchange August live cattle settled 0.675 cents higher at 118.175 cents/lb. (all figures US$). June live […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs ease in technical selloff

Jun. 15, 2017 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mostly about two per cent lower on Thursday, easing on technical selling and investment fund liquidation, traders and analysts said. Hog futures fell sharply to their session lows at 10:10 a.m. CT in what two traders called a “flash crash,” before […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

Jun. 14, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle nearby contracts on Wednesday finished down their three cents/lb. daily price limit, hit by fund liquidation and lower preliminary cash prices, said traders. June and August closed limit down at 124.5 cents and 117.875 cents, respectively. Both contracts ended below their […]

By Theopolis Waters