Insights and Stories on Placements

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle gain from falling feed prices

Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group feeder cattle futures rose on Friday, bolstered by falling corn futures. March feeder cattle gained five cents to settle at 144.15 cents, adding 9.575 cents for the week — a 7.1 per cent gain as corn fell 5.8 per cent, its biggest drop since […]

U.S. livestock: Live cattle climb ahead of USDA report

Jan. 21, 2021 at 6:55 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm despite weak cash markets

Dec. 16, 2020 at 7:53 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up two per cent

Nov. 23, 2020 at 9:32 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures jump on tightening supplies

Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slide ahead of USDA report

Aug. 21, 2020 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Friday on profit-taking and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report, released after the markets closed. CME lean hog futures also ended lower, correcting after two days of positive movement, as optimism over […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Yearling demand remains firm

Aug. 18, 2020 at 4:15 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings fresh off grass traded steady to $2 higher; backgrounded yearlings were relatively unchanged. The calf market was too thin to quote. Major feedlot operators set the price structure and were once again very aggressive. While many feedlots are backed up with market-ready supplies […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Live cattle tumble on bearish USDA data

Mar. 25, 2019 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped sharply on Monday in reaction to a government report that showed larger-than-expected supplies of cattle on feed in the U.S., traders said. Nearby cattle futures contracts fell more than 1.5 per cent, with selling accelerating as prices breached key […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs notch fresh contract highs on export hopes

Mar. 22, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose to contract highs for a third straight session on Friday on hopes for strong demand from China before easing from those peaks on profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. China is expected to be in the market for imported […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

Feb. 22, 2019 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures reached a one-year high on Friday on concerns that cold, snowy weather next week may tighten supplies by slowing weight gain and transportation of livestock. Snowfall is expected to increase across the U.S. Plains, where the temperature outlook also is trending colder, according […]

By Tom Polansek

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