Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Renewed confidence lifts feeder cattle market

Apr. 17, 2017 at 8:34 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels on average; stronger buying interest was noted on short-keep cattle with prices quoted $5 to as much as $8 higher. Feedlot operators stepped forward more aggressively with ideas that yearling supplies will dwindle over the next month. Quality cattle are […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb seventh straight session

Apr. 17, 2017 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle firm on discount to cash trades

Apr. 13, 2017 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on fund buying

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit 2-1/2-week highs

Apr. 11, 2017 at 8:33 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Limited demand means mixed tone for feeders

Apr. 11, 2017 at 6:00 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a mixed tone this past week. Heavier weaned calves were trading steady to as much as $4 higher compared to last week; however, shorter-term replacements were steady to $3 lower. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $170 to $172, down […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up for fourth straight session

Apr. 10, 2017 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, fueled by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, said traders. Last weekend’s news that China offered to lift its ban on U.S. beef helped spike Chicago Mercantile Exchange over one […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle extend gains as funds buy

Apr. 7, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose for a third straight day on Friday with support from fund buying and futures’ discounts to late-afternoon cash price expectations, said traders. They said some market participants sold April futures and simultaneously bought deferred months in a trading strategy known […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME hogs

Apr. 6, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Thursday after bargain buying lifted futures from four-month lows, said traders. They said buy stops and deferred-month technical buying furthered market advances. April hogs ended up 0.3 cent/lb. to 63.925 cents, and May 1.2 cents higher at 69.55 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firmer despite cash pessimism

Apr. 5, 2017 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Wednesday, aided by their discounts to this week’s cash price expectations, said traders. They said sufficient supplies and seasonally tepid wholesale beef demand capped market advances. April live cattle closed up 0.05 cent/lb. to 118.275 cents, and […]

By Theopolis Waters