Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up one per cent

Mar. 9, 2017 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures gained one per cent and live cattle futures were narrowly higher on Thursday amid rising demand for animals, especially for grazing, traders and analysts said. Greening pastures in the Plains region boosted demand for lighter-weight cattle to feed on grass, with beef […]

Klassen: Seasonal strong beef demand supports feeder market

Mar. 7, 2017 at 8:01 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sink on technical selling

Mar. 6, 2017 at 4:38 pm CST

By Karl Plume

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

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:46 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Supply growth worries sink CME live cattle

Mar. 2, 2017 at 3:12 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mostly firm

Mar. 1, 2017 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed firmer on Wednesday, after investors sold April futures and simultaneously bought deferred months. Investors held off buying April futures despite strong wholesale beef values and steady-to-better cash price expectations for this week. April live cattle closed 0.35 cent/lb. […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Funds, beef demand fuel CME live cattle rally

Feb. 28, 2017 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished sharply higher on Tuesday, driven by fund buying and brisk wholesale beef demand, said traders. They said deferred-month contracts’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices provided additional market support. February live cattle, which expired at noon CT, closed […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Healthy margins drive feeder complex

Feb. 28, 2017 at 10:48 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher compared to week-ago levels. Buyers were quite meticulous on flesh levels and quality features in the heavier weight categories; however, feedlot operators were definitely more aggressive this week. Major operations have liquidated a fair amount of fed cattle and these […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures score 10-month high

Feb. 27, 2017 at 6:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached their highest since late April 2016, driven by short-covering amid brisk wholesale beef demand, said traders. They said speculators bought deferred cattle contracts after Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report proved less bearish than some […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures, boosts hogs

Feb. 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on Friday while lean hog futures gained sharply as investors took profits in each livestock contract, traders and analysts said. Cattle fell after Thursday’s nearly four-week high and hogs rebounded from a roughly two-month low. “It’s just […]

By Michael Hirtzer