Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, feeder cattle sag to four-month lows

Mar. 3, 2022 at 7:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures slumped on Thursday, with live cattle and feeder cattle setting four-month lows. The cattle markets came under continued pressure from weakness in equities, which lost ground as the Ukraine crisis kept investors on edge, traders said. In grain markets, soaring costs […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:47 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Feeder market shows resilience

Mar. 1, 2022 at 7:26 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, feeder cattle lowest since November

Feb. 28, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle down on lower cash prices

Feb. 25, 2022 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Friday as cash market prices this week were lower than anticipated, while lean hog futures dropped for a third straight session. Weakening wholesale beef prices added pressure to live cattle, along with adequate supplies of animals available to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sink on profit-taking

Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures tumbled on Thursday as profit-taking and long liquidation pressured prices following recent gains, analysts said. Lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs reached on Wednesday as traders monitored swings in the stock market after Russia invaded Ukraine. CME April hog […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on profit-taking

Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended down sharply on Wednesday in a profit-taking setback following seven sessions of gains that took actively-traded nearby months to contract highs. A bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cold storage report on Tuesday showed larger frozen pork supplies, including […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise again on tight supplies

Feb. 22, 2022 at 7:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday in a seventh straight session of gains, lifted by strong domestic demand and tight supplies of hogs. Broader commodities market gains added support to hogs as concerns about a Russian invasion of Ukraine hammered […]

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Weather factors influence calf prices

Feb. 22, 2022 at 3:10 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 lower to as much as $5 higher. Mid-weight feeder cattle traded relatively unchanged with strong demand noted on steers. Steer calves were firm, trading $2-$5 higher while heifer calves traded $4-$5 on either side of unchanged. The market was hard […]

By Jerry Klassen