Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle market comes back to life

Aug. 9, 2016 at 2:03 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $4-$6 higher on average — in some cases as much as $10 higher in the major feeding regions of Alberta. A couple of auction barns held their first yearling sale of the year and optimism returned with a vengeance. A minor bounce in feeder […]

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking undercuts CME live cattle

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on cash gains

Aug. 5, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on big supplies

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gains continue as corn declines

Aug. 2, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Feeder cattle market seeking stability

Aug. 2, 2016 at 8:09 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices continued on a downward trajectory trading $3-$5 below week-ago levels. Erratic buying interest resulted in inconsistent price action across the Prairies which made the market difficult to define. Smaller groups of various quality cattle were on offer, justifying the softer tone, but feedlot operators demonstrated […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market remains in summer doldrums

Jul. 17, 2016 at 1:15 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable over the past week. Cattle weighing over 700 lbs. were under pressure while calves appeared to trade steady with week-ago levels. The Calgary Stampede period is one week that cattle men and women don’t worry about markets and just enjoy the celebration […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Fund selloff reverses CME live cattle rally

Jul. 15, 2016 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned lower on Friday, after fund liquidation and lower expected cash prices later in the day pared Thursday’s market gains, traders said. August live cattle ended 1.8 cents/lb. lower at 110.925 cents, and October closed 2.225 cents lower at 109.85 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb as funds roll

Jul. 14, 2016 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures gained for a second consecutive session on Thursday, supported by technical buying and the roll by funds out of August into deferred months, traders said. Thursday was the last of five days that funds in CME’s livestock markets that […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally on bargain buying

Jul. 13, 2016 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday after bargain hunting and short-covering snapped the market’s two-day losing streak, traders said. “I think some people are finally catching on to the idea that maybe sentiments that this market will continue to decline is […]

By Theopolis Waters