Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cash prices boost live cattle to 10-month high

Jan. 17, 2017 at 4:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle contracts on Tuesday climbed to their highest level in 10 months after investors digested last week’s better-than-expected cash prices, traders said. February live cattle closed 1.05 cents/lb. higher at 119.575 cents, and April up 1.075 cents, to 119 cents. “It […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rally on fund buying, cash optimism

Jan. 13, 2017 at 6:16 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling

Jan. 12, 2017 at 7:11 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking, beef quotes drop CME live cattle

Jan. 11, 2017 at 3:42 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit up on technical buying

Jan. 10, 2017 at 4:19 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Demand for shortkeep feeders drives complex higher

Jan. 10, 2017 at 3:07 pm CST

Most auction barns were in holiday mode last week, which made the market hard to define. However, comments from local buyers suggest demand is building for shorter-term replacements due to healthy feedlot margins. Small groups were on offer with limited numbers available, and there was a wide range on similar […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle gain on bargain-buying

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures gained about one per cent on Monday, rebounding from earlier losses on support from a round of bargain buying, traders and analysts said. Feeders fell to a 3-1/2-week low before reversing higher, while live cattle tested Friday’s multiweek […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures mostly firmer

Jan. 6, 2017 at 6:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Friday after some investors sold February futures and bought deferred months prior to similar moves next week, said traders. Monday begins the first of five days in which funds that track the Standard + Poor’s Goldman […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle turn lower

Jan. 5, 2017 at 5:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday gave back some of Wednesday’s gains, pressured by profit-taking and technical selling, said traders. They said early-session futures buying subsided after investors digested this week’s cash prices. February live cattle closed 0.6 cent/lb. lower at 115.075 cents (all […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies live cattle, lean hogs

Jan. 4, 2017 at 4:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed the prior day’s losses, with strength from technical buying and short-covering, said traders. February live cattle closed 0.8 cent/lb. higher at 115.675 cents (all figures US$). April ended up 0.775 cent at 114.725 cents and above the […]

By Theopolis Waters