Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up amid weak broader markets

Mar. 15, 2022 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as investors looked for safety amid weaker broader markets. “With oil prices giving up gains the last couple days, the reverse happened in cattle,” said Altin Kalo, Economist at Steiner Consulting Group. CME’s most-active June live cattle added […]

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

Mar. 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm amid market uncertainty

Mar. 14, 2022 at 6:55 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs, cattle rise as grain markets stabilize

Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:11 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle down on cash weakness, technical selling

Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME futures slide on U.S., global economic fears

Mar. 9, 2022 at 2:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to fuel worries about the health of global and domestic economies, traders said. The livestock market also followed a slump in grain and oilseed futures, which continued […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Surge in feed grain prices shocks feeder cattle market

Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:00 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower on average. Feeder cattle weighing 650 to 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged to $3 lower. Calves under 650 lbs. were steady to $4-$6 lower in Alberta, unchanged in Saskatchewan and $3-$5 higher in Manitoba. Fleshier yearlings and calves were […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME cattle firm, hogs rebound

Mar. 8, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on a round of technical buying on Tuesday after snapping an eight-session losing streak on Monday, traders said. Hog futures rallied on a bargain-buying bounce after sinking to their lowest in more than a month and feeder cattle futures […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle bounce from multi-month lows

Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded from multi-month lows on Monday, while hog futures eased on follow-through selling after notching a limit-down decline on Friday. Live cattle futures snapped an eight-session losing streak that saw the April contract shed seven per cent of its value and […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle hit multi-month lows

Mar. 4, 2022 at 6:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped to a six-month low and feeder cattle hit a nine-month low on Friday, while lean hog futures sank by the daily exchange-imposed trading limit. Follow-through selling pushed down cattle contracts after a string of losses in the markets, brokers […]

By Tom Polansek