Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall to six-year low on long liquidation

Oct. 11, 2016 at 3:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. cattle futures fell to six-year lows on Tuesday, adding to steep losses from the previous session as investors liquidated holdings amid ample animal and meat supplies, traders and analysts said. Lean hog futures gained more than one per cent at the Chicago Board of Trade, […]

Klassen: Patient buyers await lower feeder market

Oct. 10, 2016 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump limit down

Oct. 10, 2016 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weak

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rebound on bargain buying

Oct. 6, 2016 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Burdensome supplies slam lean hog futures

Oct. 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with some contracts posting new lows, led by profit-taking and seasonally rising hog numbers, traders said. Cooler fall temperatures in the Midwest and highly-nutritious new-crop corn are causing pigs to grow faster. The U.S. Department of […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle post biggest daily percentage gain in a year

Oct. 4, 2016 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged about three per cent on Tuesday to their best one-day performance since October 2015, sparked by short-covering and technical buying, said traders. Prior to Tuesday’s open, CME live cattle contracts displayed a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 27. A […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Prolonged negative margins weigh on feeder market

Oct. 4, 2016 at 9:26 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $5-$10 lower last week, with certain auction barns experiencing a week-over-week decline of $15. After 15 months of devastating margins, feedlots have thrown in the towel. If one of the largest, most sophisticated and efficient feedlots shuts the doors, the smaller players are wondering […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME lean hogs

Oct. 3, 2016 at 6:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts ended sharply higher on Monday, fueled by bargain buying following futures’ plunge by their three-cent/lb. price limit on Friday, said traders. October, which will expire on Oct. 14, closed down 0.1 cent/lb. at 48.925 cents (all figures US$). Most-actively […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle tumble to multi-year lows on supply woes

Sep. 30, 2016 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures plummeted to the lowest levels in years on Friday, extending recent declines amid abundant animal and meat supplies and as investors squared up their books on the final day of the quarter, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs fell roughly […]

By Michael Hirtzer