Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up slightly on firm demand, weaker dollar

Sep. 18, 2024 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ticked up on Wednesday as pork cutout values remained strong and a weaker dollar made U.S. exports more competitive, traders said.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on strong stock market, retail sales

Sep. 17, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Klassen: Discounts start to appear in the feeder market

Sep. 17, 2024 at 9:34 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slip on waning consumer demand

Sep. 16, 2024 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pushes down CME cattle futures after gains

Sep. 13, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures end lower in consolidation

Sep. 10, 2024 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, consolidating after Monday's bounce, while feeder cattle futures firmed as corn prices declined, signaling cheaper feed costs.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets in price discovery mode

Sep. 10, 2024 at 9:20 am CDT

For the week ending September 7, Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $5/cwt higher in Alberta but steady to $6/cwt lower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba compared to seven days earlier. Major feedlots in Alberta appear to be focusing on local cattle. The calf market is in price discovery mode with prices quoted $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally in turnaround from slide last week

Sep. 9, 2024 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures rallied on short covering on Monday, analysts said, as the markets recovered from a slide last week.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Live hog prices tick up, seasonal dip less sharp than expected

Aug. 30, 2024 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog prices ended up slightly on Friday as analysts said a seasonal drop in pork prices toward the end of summer looked less drastic than expected.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on weaker boxed beef prices

Aug. 29, 2024 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on a decline in boxed beef prices, which have slumped leading up to the U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.