Insights and Stories on Feeder Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle divorce from futures’ direction

Apr. 26, 2021 at 9:55 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Higher-quality yearlings and calves were steady to $4 higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan; in Manitoba, yearlings traded $2-$4 lower while calves were $3-$5 higher. Domestic cattle markets appeared to divorce from feeder and live cattle futures. June live […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb on USDA report

Apr. 26, 2021 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures close narrowly mixed

Apr. 23, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures extend slide as corn prices charge higher

Apr. 22, 2021 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures sag on technical selling

Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets experience volatility

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:29 pm CDT

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of week-ago levels. Prices were quite variable across the Prairies with four main factors influencing buyer sentiment. First, the eastern Prairie regions experienced adverse winter weather. Auction barns in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan had smaller […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle bounce after eight-session skid

Apr. 20, 2021 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for the first time in nine sessions as brisk demand for beef and a rally in lean hog futures prompted a round of bargain-buying, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange June live cattle settled up 0.6 cent at 119.2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend slide

Apr. 19, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group live cattle futures fell on Monday, extending their slide to eight straight sessions on long liquidation and signs that surging wholesale beef prices may have reached a seasonal top, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures felt additional pressure from a jump in Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down on demand concerns

Apr. 16, 2021 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group hog futures fell sharply for the second day in a row on Friday, with the most-active June contract sinking 2.9 per cent to its lowest since March 23. Cattle futures also were weaker, with the June live cattle contract notching its seventh straight losing […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hogs limit-down on profit-taking

Apr. 15, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures sank by their daily exchange-imposed trading limit on Thursday as profit-taking overwhelmed the market following blistering rallies, analysts said. The setback is a turnaround from gains that have lifted profits for pig farmers after they struggled last year when the COVID-19 pandemic […]

By Tom Polansek