Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled to their lowest in nearly three months on Thursday with rising supplies pressuring the market, traders said. CME July hogs settled down the 4.5-cent daily trading limit at 100.025 cents/lb. (all figures US$). That was the lowest for the front-month […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as cash pork prices slide

Jun. 23, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm after five days of declines

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Feeder market percolating higher

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:53 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Hogs drop on weaker pork, falling prices in China

Jun. 21, 2021 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up on bargain-buying

Jun. 18, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures firmed on bargain-buying on Friday after a steep plunge a day earlier, with expectations of steady to higher cash cattle prices next week adding support, traders said. “The market is chopping around but it looks like it needs to go back to […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down for second consecutive day

Jun. 17, 2021 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell by an exchange-imposed limit for a second consecutive session on Thursday as commodities declined broadly. Selling by index funds fueled losses in markets from hogs to cattle and corn, after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it might raise […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on new China stats

Jun. 16, 2021 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell their daily three-U.S.-cent limit on Wednesday, pressured by falling U.S. wholesale prices for pork products and news of increasing hog numbers in China, traders said. China’s pig herd rose 23.5 per cent in May from a year earlier, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit two-month high

Jun. 15, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, setting a two-month high as deferred prices for corn, the main feed grain for cattle, continued to fall, traders said. CME benchmark August live cattle futures settled up 2.625 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder market heating up

Jun. 14, 2021 at 9:38 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling steers traded $3-$4 higher while yearling heifers were steady to $2 higher. Mid-weight calves or young yearlings from 600 to 800 lbs. were $3-$5 higher on average. Calves under 600 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Favourable rains across the Prairies have enhanced crop prospects […]

By Jerry Klassen