Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Bounce in fed cattle supports feeders

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:26 pm CST

Feeder cattle prices ended the year on a soft tone, trading steady with week-ago levels. Most auction barns were in holiday mode, resulting in minimal sales across the Prairies. Christmas couldn’t come soon enough for feedlot operators and the bounce in the live cattle futures early in the week was […]

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking ends CME live cattle’s win streak

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Strong beef prices lift CME live cattle again

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:32 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally for fourth straight session

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:01 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle market grinds lower

Dec. 22, 2015 at 3:28 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle surge with cash prices

Dec. 22, 2015 at 2:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, following stronger-than-expected cash prices as wintry weather takes aim at the southern U.S. Plains, traders said. Spot December ended 2.2 cents/lb. higher at 125.6 cents, and February was 1.775 cents higher at 131.8 cents (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle extend rally

Dec. 21, 2015 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Monday ended sharply higher, with the February contract up the expanded 4.5-cent/lb. price limit, on more short-covering following Friday’s bullish government cattle report, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report on Friday showed the number […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally limit-up before report

Dec. 18, 2015 at 6:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their three-cent/lb. price limit Friday, driven by short-covering and technical buying, traders said. Investors tweaked positions ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report at 2 p.m. CT. Spot December ended at 120.15 […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink to three-year bottom

Dec. 17, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday slid to their lowest level in three years, pressured by more losses price-wise for unsold cash cattle, traders said. Spot December ended down 2.825 cents/lb. to 117.15 cents, and made a new contract low of 116.975 (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price caution drags CME live cattle lower

Dec. 16, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped on Wednesday, weighed down by investor caution while waiting for the remainder of cash cattle to change hands, traders said. Spot December ended down 0.325 cent/lb., to 119.975 cents, and February 0.55 cent lower at 124.925 (all figures US$). […]

By Theopolis Waters