Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs advance after strong US pork export data

Feb. 15, 2024 at 5:46 pm CST

Lean hog futures rose on Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on robust U.S. pork export demand and follow-through buying from a rally during the previous session, analysts said.

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower on pressure from equity markets

Feb. 13, 2024 at 5:06 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market continues to climb

Feb. 13, 2024 at 9:24 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Feeders firm, live cattle futures ease

Feb. 12, 2024 at 5:41 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm; cattle futures mixed on technical resistance

Feb. 9, 2024 at 3:12 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, nearby feeder cattle futures firm

Feb. 8, 2024 at 5:46 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and nearby feeder cattle futures turned higher on Thursday, supported by weakness in the corn market Cv1 and anticipation that the cash market will continue to firm, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Feed grain weekly outlook: Ample supplies pushing down prices

Feb. 8, 2024 at 5:40 pm CST

Due to good supplies, prices for feed barley and wheat continued to slide back, according to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Cowboy rides through a pen of steers at a feedlot.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower, hogs mixed on technical trading

Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned lower on profit-taking on Wednesday, even as rising wholesale beef prices and a firming cash market continued to offer support to the market, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Klassen: Canadian feeder market jumps on USDA data

Feb. 6, 2024 at 9:17 am CST

For the week ending February 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were up $6/cwt to $12/cwt from seven days earlier. Certain pockets of Western Canada had grass cattle trading $12/cwt to as much as $20/cwt above the previous week.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures turn lower on profit-taking

Feb. 5, 2024 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended the day lower on Monday, as market participants sought to take profits after live cattle futures hit a nearly three-month high in the previous session, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters