Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell one per cent on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and as investors took profits following Wednesday’s nearly four-week high, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also were mostly lower while lean hog futures were mixed, with the front-month […]

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

Sep. 21, 2016 at 2:59 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

Sep. 20, 2016 at 12:28 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs plunge to contract lows on supply

Sep. 19, 2016 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices push CME live cattle higher

Sep. 16, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain-buying lifts CME lean hogs

Sep. 15, 2016 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Thursday settled moderately higher on bargain buying after supply worries sank futures to a 10-month low for a second day in a row, traders said. October closed up 0.225 cent/lb. to 55.15 cents, and December ended 0.35 cent higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hefty supplies push CME lean hogs to 10-month low

Sep. 14, 2016 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Wednesday sank to a 10-month bottom, and forged new contract lows, as abundant heavier animals continued to drag down cash prices, traders said. October closed 1.825 cents/lb. lower at 54.925 cents and posted a fresh contract low of 54.7 cents […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Supplies drop CME lean hogs third straight session

Sep. 13, 2016 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs on Tuesday posted losses for a third straight session as plentiful supplies pressured cash prices, traders said. They said liquidation in other commodities led by the U.S. stock market selloff further weighed on CME lean hogs. October closed 2.675 cents/lb. lower […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market drops on fed cattle weakness

Sep. 12, 2016 at 9:53 pm CDT

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $128-$130 this past week — the lowest levels since December 2013 and down nearly $18 from a month ago. Weekly beef production continues to defy expectations, bludgeoning feeding margins across the Prairies. Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quick to […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle gain again, hogs drift lower

Sep. 12, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday rose for a second straight session, helped by more short-covering and technical buying after some contracts punched through technical resistance levels, traders said. October live cattle ended 1.3 cents/lb. higher at 105.7 cents (all figures US$). December closed […]

By Theopolis Waters