Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on technical selling

Jan. 12, 2017 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, extending losses to the second straight session on a technical sell-off as wholesale beef prices also continued to lose ground, traders and analysts said. Lean hogs were mixed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with some […]

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

By Jerry Klassen

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

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:16 pm CST

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

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs retreat from four-month high

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled lower on Tuesday after profit-taking and fund liquidation dropped futures from an early-session four-month high, said traders. February hogs ended 2.65 cents/lb. lower at 63.5 cents (all figures US$). April closed down 1.175 cents, to 66.9 cents. Both contracts finished […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market starts new year on firm tone

Jan. 3, 2017 at 8:29 am CST

February live cattle futures reached six-month highs during the last week of 2016, which quickly spilled over into western Canadian feeder cattle markets. While most auction barns were closed for the holiday season, there was some direct off-farm-to-feedlot movement. Limited sales were reported, but values were $2-$6 higher compared to […]

By Jerry Klassen