Insights and Stories on Livestock

May. 12, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago/Washington | Reuters – Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration’s push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The […]

By Leah Douglas, Tom Polansek

Apr. 9, 2025 at 2:18 pm CDT

As tariff issues continue to hover around the globe, there has been a sharp reduction in the number of cattle in Canadian feedlots, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. And that has reduced the demand for feed grains in Western Canada to a trickle.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 18, 2025 at 3:25 pm CDT

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Tuesday, seeing continued strength in the front months at the close while edging lower in the more deferred contracts.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 4, 2025 at 11:12 am CST

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier.  In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 15, 2025 at 4:15 pm CST

Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger Wednesday, as rising beef prices underpinned the markets.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin