Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle sell-off sends nearby contracts plunging

Nov. 9, 2023 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, amid fund liquidation, growing concern over consumer demand and signs of prices falling in the cash market. Traders and funds scrambled to shed some of their long positions, after betting the bull market in cattle futures […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally late in session on technical buying

Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:59 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to May lows

Nov. 7, 2023 at 5:42 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Buyers contemplate feeder market prices

Nov. 7, 2023 at 1:53 pm CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle slide on concerns over beef demand

Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:26 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME hog, cattle futures down on profit-taking

Nov. 3, 2023 at 7:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures closed lower on Friday, retreating on a round of profit-taking after the benchmark December contract rose to its highest level in a month. Soft cash hog values, weaker wholesale pork prices and a large weekly hog slaughter added to bearish […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs soar as U.S. Fed piques investors’ risk appetite

Nov. 2, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle and hog futures rose on Thursday following broad strength in Wall Street equities, crude oil and other commodities, as investors’ risk appetite increased a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates on hold. “The emphasis is really from […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm on cash market optimism

Nov. 1, 2023 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark December contract extending its rebound from a four-month low set last week, buoyed by technical buying and expectations of rising cash cattle prices. Sellers in the Kansas and Texas cash markets […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on hopes for cash prices

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures crept higher on Tuesday as the cattle markets continued to rebound from multi-month lows reached last week. Expectations for higher cash prices this week and beyond helped to underpin futures, analysts said. Cash prices improved on Friday, compared to the middle […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Canadian feeder market holds value despite weaker futures

Oct. 31, 2023 at 9:58 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 lower while calf values were relatively unchanged. The market was slightly softer early in the week. On Wednesday, Alberta packers renewed fed cattle bids similar to week-ago levels and the aggressive buying lifted calf prices back up to levels similar […]

By Jerry Klassen