Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market continues to consolidate

Sep. 12, 2023 at 9:19 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian grass yearling prices were relatively unchanged. Yearlings over 800 lbs. on light grain rations or on diets mixed with silage were priced at $5 to as much as $20 discount to those cattle coming straight off pasture. Larger groups of uniform quality continue to […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end mixed after hitting new highs

Sep. 12, 2023 at 5:22 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle hit new highs

Sep. 11, 2023 at 6:25 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, deferred live cattle set highs on tight supply

Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle set contract high, live cattle hit July high

Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally near four-week high

Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rallied on Wednesday to their highest level in nearly four weeks, while feeder cattle also stormed higher. U.S. cattle supplies are tight as drought reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing and drove producers to send more cattle to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs near one-month high on export outlook

Sep. 5, 2023 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures neared a one-month high on Tuesday on expectations for increased U.S. pork exports and tightening supplies. Demand for U.S. pork is benefiting as high pig prices in Europe cause global importers to shift some business to the United States, where […]

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off lower barley production

Sep. 4, 2023 at 11:26 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3/cwt on either side of unchanged. Prices for calves were also unchanged from average values seven days earlier. Calf markets are becoming more defined as volumes increase. There also appeared to be larger volume of high-quality yearlings available, which was a […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on softer cash markets

Sep. 1, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Friday, ending the week slightly lower as cash trade eased, though the cattle market continues to trade mostly sideways, analysts said. “The market’s basically saying — we’ve got stable trade right now for a couple months,” said Rich […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up ahead of long weekend

Aug. 31, 2023 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ticked upward Thursday, while packers backed off of buying ahead of the Labour Day holiday week that will limit slaughter, analysts said. “There was some light trade today, slightly lower than last week,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock […]

By Christopher Walljasper