Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease ahead of cash prices

Feb. 9, 2016 at 9:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Tuesday after traders sold the February contract and bought deferred months while awaiting cash prices later this week, traders said. On Tuesday, packers in Texas and Kansas bid $132/cwt for market-ready, or cash, cattle against sellers who […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down on equities downturn

Feb. 8, 2016 at 4:33 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Fallen equities market topples CME live cattle

Feb. 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle finish mostly weak

Feb. 4, 2016 at 6:36 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise as weather crimps supply

Feb. 3, 2016 at 6:38 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder market experiences defensive tone

Feb. 2, 2016 at 8:13 pm CST

Feedlot operators continue to pull in the reins on replacement cattle purchases because another month-end budget for the bank does not look healthy. Alberta sales barns experienced a soft tone, with sales $4 to $6 below week-ago while eastern Prairie regions received spillover support from U.S. markets. Manitoba markets were […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Weather market underpins CME live cattle

Feb. 2, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose modestly on Tuesday, helped by inclement weather in the western corn belt that delayed delivery of livestock to packing plants, said traders. Blizzard conditions in the central U.S. shut down some Cargill and Tyson Foods beef and pork processing […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after rocky session

Feb. 1, 2016 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained moderately on Monday, following an up-and-down session that was ultimately supported by last week’s cash price strength, traders said. February live cattle closed up 0.375 cent/lb., to 135.675 cents, and April ended 0.425 cent higher at 134.425 (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows

Jan. 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground on Friday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation before giving way to cash price optimism that lifted contracts from session lows, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue the twice-annual cattle inventory report on Friday […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle

Jan. 28, 2016 at 5:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday on profit-taking and uncertainty over the price of cash cattle on Friday, traders said. February live cattle closed down 0.3 cent/lb. at 135.425 cents, and April ended 0.725 cent lower at 134.525 (all figures US$). Market-ready, or […]

By Theopolis Waters