Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease

May. 4, 2022 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, pressured as processors pull market-ready cattle forward heading into the late spring, analysts said. June live cattle futures are discounted versus the cash market, creating an incentive to sell before cash falls. “We’re going to start narrowing up […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop to January lows

May. 3, 2022 at 5:00 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feedlot demand up prior to seasonal rally

May. 3, 2022 at 12:58 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures firm on weaker corn

May. 2, 2022 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs fall to lowest since early February

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures up off three days of losses

Apr. 28, 2022 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures rose on Thursday, snapping a three-session losing streak that pushed prices to their lowest since March 7 on some mild bargain buying, traders said. But the gains were kept in check by concerns that the growth of the Chinese herd could slow […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures weak as feeding costs rise

Apr. 27, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME cattle futures fell on Wednesday as traders assessed higher feeding costs due to a sharp gains in corn. Hog futures were also weak, falling for the sixth time in seven sessions, with prospects for more COVID-19 lockdowns in China further chilling the already weak export […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall to lowest since early March

Apr. 26, 2022 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell to their lowest in more than seven weeks on Tuesday, pressured by follow-through selling after dropping in four of the previous five sessions with supplies in focus as kill rates were expected to rise. Concerns about lower pork consumption in China […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder cattle market

Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:18 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Southern Alberta experienced severe wind and dust storms last week which softened buying interest from a large portion of feedlot operators. At the same time, grass conditions are quite variable across the Prairies despite […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat off two-month high

Apr. 22, 2022 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended lower on Friday in a profit-taking setback from two-month highs amid worries about inflation curbing consumer demand for beef, traders said. Larger-than-expected numbers of U.S. cattle on feed announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the […]

By Julie Ingwersen