Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise on technical buying

May. 19, 2017 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures gained about one per cent on Friday, lifted by technical buying despite declines this week in wholesale prices for beef and pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle gained for the second straight session as futures continued to recover from the […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying, lower animal weights

May. 18, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs end mixed on profit-taking

May. 17, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs hit three-month high

May. 16, 2017 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains firm

May. 15, 2017 at 8:57 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease in technical selloff

May. 15, 2017 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures eased on Monday, with live cattle shedding two per cent and feeders dropping for the fourth time in the last five sessions in a technical selloff, traders and analysts said. Investors continued to take profits on long positions as cattle declined from their […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall on profit-taking reversal

May. 9, 2017 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle and feeder cattle futures declined two per cent or more on Tuesday, reversing from earlier gains as traders took profits on concern that surging prices could hurt beef demand, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures were higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets erupt

May. 8, 2017 at 8:30 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10-$13 above week-ago levels and in some cases as high as $20. Buying interest exploded early in the week as adverse weather wreaked havoc across the U.S. southern Plains. Demand for replacements continued to intensify as the fed cattle prices surged. Alberta packers experienced […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly sharply higher on roll, beef gains

May. 8, 2017 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures were mostly sharply higher on Monday, rising as investors rolled positions forward and as wholesale beef prices extended gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also climbed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with all three recouping a portion of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down on profit-taking

May. 5, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle futures on Friday finished down their three-cent daily price limit, hit by profit-taking after spiking this week to new highs, said traders. Friday was the first of five days that funds in CME’s livestock markets that track the Standard + […]

By Theopolis Waters