Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Feed weekly outlook: Grains see flat demand, price movement

Oct. 27, 2023 at 3:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Recent demand for feed grains from feedlots has been in a standstill, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “It’s been flat, probably since the end of September. We haven’t seen any big changes when it comes to demand or prices,” she […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle ease on larger U.S. supply, weaker equities

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rebound after recent losses

Oct. 25, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures set June lows at CME

Oct. 24, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market vulnerable to weakness

Oct. 24, 2023 at 9:57 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sink to June lows

Oct. 23, 2023 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures plunged to four-month lows on Monday under pressure from bigger-than-expected placements into U.S. feedlots last month. Lean hog futures set contract lows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly report issued after trading ended on Friday, said placements of cattle […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit contract lows

Oct. 20, 2023 at 7:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday and cattle futures also retreated, pressured by technical selling and worries that a slowing global economy could hurt demand for meat, traders said. Hog futures fell the most, with the benchmark December […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on packer margins, beef export sales

Oct. 19, 2023 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures eased and feeder cattle tumbled to June lows at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as poor margins for U.S. beef processors limited demand for livestock, brokers said. A marketing-year low in weekly U.S. beef export sales also hung over the market. Meat […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures mixed as packer margins stay in red

Oct. 18, 2023 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, as beef packer margins stayed in the red and cash cattle prices were expected to be steady to higher, traders said. Hog futures were also mixed on the day. February and May lean hog futures dipped to […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Klassen: Ontario demand sets the price structure for calves

Oct. 18, 2023 at 3:12 pm CDT

For the week ending Oct. 14, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 higher compared to a week earlier. Calves in the range of 500 to 800 pounds traded $4-$6 lower in Alberta. However, in eastern Saskatchewan and in Manitoba, calves in this weight category were relatively unchanged compared […]

By Jerry Klassen