U.S. live cattle settled in positive territory for a fourth consecutive session as the recent rise in wholesale beef prices stirred anticipation for higher cash cattle values. Positioning before the […] Read more
U.S. live cattle rise on beef quotes, cash anticipation
U.S. feeder cattle futures hit new 14-week high
U.S. feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, hitting a three-and-a-half-month high fueled by a shortage of feeder cattle and advances in the live cattle market. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) spot […] Read more
U.S. feeder cattle futures surge again, supplies tight
U.S. feeder cattle futures rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, drawing support from tight feeder cattle supplies and gains in live cattle futures. Traders cited steady-to-higher cash feeder […] Read more
U.S. feeder cattle futures rally as corn fades
Chicago U.S. feeder cattle futures rallied almost one per cent on Monday, lifted by short-covering as corn prices fell more than two per cent amid fund liquidation, improving feedlot demand […] Read more
U.S. hogs now up five straight weeks
U.S. hog futures hit a two-and-a half-month high on Friday, and extended their weekly win streak to five, fueled by higher cash hog and wholesale pork prices, said analysts and […] Read more
U.S. feeder cattle off as corn soars on USDA report
U.S. feeder cattle futures declined nearly two per cent on Thursday, and some months sank by their three-cent daily trading limit, as corn prices surged more than five per cent […] Read more
Ranchers wait out beef recall, exports to U.S. grow
Western Canada’s ranchers and feedlots are holding slaughter-ready cattle back from market longer than usual, absorbing extra costs as they try to wait out the closure of one of the […] Read more
U.S. hogs jump to two-and-a-half-month high
U.S. hog futures climbed to their highest levels in 2-1/2 months on Wednesday, lifted by strong wholesale pork demand and futures’ discount to cash prices, analysts and traders said. Chicago […] Read more
U.S. live cattle rise again on beef quotes
U.S. live cattle futures rose for a third straight day on Tuesday as wholesale beef prices climbed, fueling optimism for cattle prices in the cash market, traders and analysts said. […] Read more
Tighter supplies lift U.S. hogs
U.S. hog futures finished higher on Monday as some packers raised bids for cash hogs whose numbers have tightened in recent weeks, said analysts and traders. Spreaders also bought Chicago […] Read more