Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend gains

Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade live cattle contracts rose on Thursday, touching a fresh seven-year high, with tight supplies boosting cash market prices and lending support to futures. Hog futures eased after rising in five of the previous six sessions, but losses were kept in check by […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on cash market strength

Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures hit over seven-year high

Oct. 18, 2022 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Uncertain fed cattle market weighs on feeder cattle

Oct. 18, 2022 at 4:37 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, hog futures hit multi-week highs

Oct. 17, 2022 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures rise on good demand

Oct. 14, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to a near three-week high on Friday as strong demand and improved pork packer margins sparked buying ahead of the weekend, traders said. Another solid week of pork export sales added support, soothing concerns about rising supplies of market-ready […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly down on weak margins, inflation worries

Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures ended mostly lower on Thursday on eroding meat packer margins and as soaring inflation raises demand concerns, traders said. Technical selling and profit-taking further fueled declines in livestock futures after live cattle and lean hog contracts touched 2-1/2-week highs […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly up with consumption forecast

Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mostly firmer on Wednesday as wholesale beef prices stabilized after a recent slide and as a monthly government report helped to temper concerns about waning consumption. Gains were capped by eroding beef packer margins, although cattle demand is likely […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Stronger barley prices limit upside for feeder cattle complex

Oct. 11, 2022 at 9:12 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 higher to as much as $5 lower. A softer tone was noted on yearlings in the eastern Prairie regions. Calf prices were steady to $4 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Quality yearling packages fresh off grass held […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle firm as packer margins turn negative

Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Tuesday as supplies tighten, with beef packer margins falling into the negative for the first time in years, traders said. Beef packers lost $14.35 per head on Tuesday, compared to earnings of $1.60 a day earlier and $18.40 […]

By P.J. Huffstutter