Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

Sep. 28, 2021 at 8:42 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged; calf prices held value, but there were pockets like Lethbridge where values were $2-$4 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a live basis in the range of $156-$158. If an Alberta feedlot booked […]

U.S. livestock: CME hogs surge on bullish USDA data

Sep. 27, 2021 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise, live cattle slip ahead of USDA reports

Sep. 24, 2021 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm on China’s herd restrictions

Sep. 23, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle follow packer demand down

Sep. 21, 2021 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Finishing feedlot demand drives yearlings higher

Sep. 21, 2021 at 2:17 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded $2 lower to as much as $5 higher. Strength was once again noted in southern Alberta where heavier yearlings recorded a fresh 52-week high. Calves were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Larger groups of quality weaned genetics traded as much $5 above […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs lower

Sep. 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Monday as late-session bargain buying only partly offset pressure from adequate cattle supplies and global economic concerns that threatened to blunt demand for beef. “The cattle market can’t seem to catch a break. Boxed beef has been […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains in recovery from slide

Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday extended a rebound from a selloff that dragged the market to its lowest prices since February this week, while cattle futures sagged. The hog market was due for a correction to the upside after the most-active December contract […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures rise from February low

Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed on Thursday, as the market recovered from a decline to its lowest prices since February. Technical buying helped support prices, while concerns about waning U.S. pork exports continue to hang over the market, analysts said. The U.S. Department of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Nearby hogs up in rebound off six-month low

Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher in nearby contract months on Wednesday, as the market rebounded from a drop to its lowest prices in more than six months. Most-active December hogs recovered after dropping 12.5 per cent since the start of the month on […]

By Tom Polansek