Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally on concerns about supplies

Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied on Wednesday, supported by technical buying and signs of tightening supplies in the cash market, traders said. On a continuous basis, the front-month fed cattle contract hit its highest since November 2015. Live cattle hit a six-week high. Hog futures […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Negative feeding margins temper strength in feeder market

Jun. 7, 2022 at 4:42 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as corn prices rise

Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle touch three-week highs

Jun. 3, 2022 at 6:38 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm on strong demand

Jun. 2, 2022 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group live cattle futures firmed on Thursday, supported by steady cash prices across the U.S. Plains, as well as strength in consumer beef demand, despite inflationary forces, analysts said. “The feeling two, three weeks ago was that beef demand wasn’t that good and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME hogs firm on summer demand, tight supplies

Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group lean hog futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by strong demand that has pushed cash prices higher. “We’re still looking at tighter supplies in front of us,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc. Pork demand firms during the summer, with U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures fall despite strong demand

May. 31, 2022 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group lean hog futures fell on Tuesday, amid outside pressure from agricultural markets, despite strength from strong slaughter and cash hog prices. “We just had a risk-off day,” said Matthew Wiegand, Risk Management Consultant at FuturesOne. “Cash trade kicked up and is trading […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

May. 31, 2022 at 2:27 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Weakness in deferred live cattle futures and uncertainty in the feed grain market tempered the upside for all weight categories of replacement cattle. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $288-$290 […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures fall as feed costs rise

May. 27, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog and cattle futures eased on Friday, with rising soy and corn futures raising feed costs for livestock producers. Traders noted consolidation trade ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend. U.S. grain and livestock markets will be closed on Monday. The nearby June […]

By Mark Weinraub