Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle market remains under pressure

Sep. 28, 2015 at 7:23 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3 to $7 lower in comparison to week-ago levels as the market continues to digest the weaker fed market and softer wholesale beef values. Feedlot operators were more cautious, realizing the current prices don’t pencil profitably, while the deferred live cattle futures dropped like […]

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle mostly firm after choppy day

Sep. 28, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunters send CME live cattle, feeders limit up

Sep. 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Narrow margins weigh on feeder market

Sep. 24, 2015 at 9:22 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle sink to new contract lows

Sep. 16, 2015 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

Sep. 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs climbed four per cent on Tuesday, pulled up by short-covering following the recent bump in cash prices that may have ended their two-week losing streak, traders said. Spot October ended up 2.55 cents/lb. at 69.375, and December 1.6 cents higher at […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Feeder cattle market momentum eases

Sep. 14, 2015 at 7:23 pm CDT

The upward momentum in the feeder cattle complex appears to have subsided over the past week. Western Canadian prices were relatively stable with week-ago levels but there were cases of quality yearling packages (800-plus lbs.) trading $2 to $4 higher. Excellent pasture conditions and optimal weather have delayed feature sales […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs surge on pork export optimism

Aug. 24, 2015 at 7:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures surged about five per cent on Monday, reversing from one-month lows on investor optimism that a weaker dollar would spark increased export demand for pork, traders and analysts said. Live cattle fell to a roughly one-month low while feeder cattle futures declined […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Major operations aggressively bid feeder cattle

Aug. 23, 2015 at 3:31 pm CDT

The feeder cattle market in a world of its own but has a fair amount of new information — mostly negative — to digest as the fall run moves into full steam. Despite the upcoming uncertainty, western Canadian yearling prices were $4 to $8 above last week on very strong […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder cattle market tenacious

Aug. 17, 2015 at 7:22 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices appeared to shrug off all negative economic news and divorce from the fed cattle complex this past week. Volumes were once again quite thin, characterized by varying quality. Feedlot operators were active on all fronts, especially in southern Alberta where the barley harvest is in […]

By Jerry Klassen