Insights and Stories on Placements

Dec. 22, 2017 at 3:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 13.9 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in November than the same time a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result exceeded the high end of the range of analysts’ forecasts, partly fueled by low feed prices in […]

By Theopolis Waters

Oct. 20, 2017 at 7:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers in September drove 13.5 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots than the same month a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result topped analysts’ average forecasts and hit its highest level for the month in six years. “The good […]

By Theopolis Waters

May. 26, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers placed 11 per cent more cattle in feedlots in April than a year earlier, the most for the month in 14 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, beating average forecasts. Higher cattle prices paid by packers last month enhanced profits for feedlots, […]

By Theopolis Waters

Oct. 24, 2016 at 9:04 pm CDT

In a market profile, trader Peter Steidlmayer clarified that markets go up because there is no selling and markets go down because there is no buying. Western Canadian feeder markets were a perfect example of this market theory, as prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $10-$15. Feedlot operators once again […]

By Jerry Klassen

Mar. 19, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle put into U.S. feedlots in February climbed 10 per cent from a year earlier to their highest level for that month in eight years, according to a government report released Friday. The placement results, which shed light on future prices for cattle […]

By Theopolis Waters