Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle upward trend stalls

Apr. 3, 2017 at 9:32 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Noticeable slippage was noted in shorter-keep cattle while lighter weight categories experienced spurts of $2-$3 above last week’s prices. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $292 on a dressed basis, up about $4-$6 from week-ago levels. However, auction […]

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump on pork demand fears

Apr. 3, 2017 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash discounts lift live cattle

Mar. 29, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fallen cash, pork prices sink CME hogs

Mar. 28, 2017 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle continue upward trend

Mar. 28, 2017 at 8:19 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures extend losses

Mar. 27, 2017 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures’ selloff last Friday carried over into Monday, led by fund liquidation and weaker cash prices, traders said. April hogs ended 1.625 cents/lb. lower at 65.65 cents, and below the 100-day moving average of 66.744 cents. May finished 1.9 cents lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs give back recent gains

Mar. 24, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday suffered their biggest one-day loss in a month, with pressure from liquidation by funds that were largely responsible for Thursday’s market rally, said traders. April hogs ended 2.075 cents/lb. lower at 67.275 cents, and May 1.725 cents lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs snap back from session lows

Mar. 23, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished higher on Thursday, after short-covering and bargain buying brought contracts from morning lows, traders said. “Hogs (futures) were simply too cheap. The price had gotten to the point where (investors) had wrung out any sort of spring seasonal rally,” […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit 14-month high on cash gains

Mar. 22, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. live cattle futures surged to the highest levels in 14 months on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and steep gains at a weekly online cash cattle auction, traders and analysts said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle rose by as much as three per cent […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high on cash optimism

Mar. 21, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to two-month highs on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices extended gains, stoking optimism for higher prices this week in Plains cash cattle markets, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were higher, while lean hogs fell for the […]

By Michael Hirtzer