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Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain firm

By Jerry Klassen July 30, 2019

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong buying interest was noted from finishing feedlots in Alberta. Orders flowed across the prairies keeping prices relatively even. U.S. feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $8 higher in the Northern Plains which also underpinned prices in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. There […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Futures rally on choppy grains, hopes for Chinese buying spree

By P.J. Huffstutter July 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live hog futures rallied on Tuesday, as competition among packers for spot delivery grew and animal weights slipped after the recent U.S. heat wave, traders said. Live cattle futures also inched up, supported in part by choppy trading in U.S. grain futures and growing questions of whether […] Read more

Order buyers have been very busy fielding calls for available cattle. Photo: Thinkstock

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Klassen: Yearling prices surge

By Jerry Klassen July 23, 2019

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were $3 to as much as $10 higher while calves traded $2 to $5 above week-ago levels. Most auction barns remain in holiday mode; however, order buyers were extremely busy fielding calls for available cattle. This caused the yearling market in Western Canada to divorce from the […] Read more

CME October 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

By Tom Polansek July 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. Hog traders expect China, the […] Read more

CME August 2019 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

By Tom Polansek July 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is fueling expectations that buyers there […] Read more

CME August 2019 hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

By Tom Polansek July 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the daily limit and approached a one-month high on Wednesday on renewed hopes that China will increase pork imports to compensate for pigs killed in a widespread outbreak of a fatal swine disease. China’s agriculture ministry said a new outbreak of African swine […] Read more

CME August 2019 live cattle, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

By Tom Polansek July 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as concerns about declining beef prices continued to hang over the markets. Decreasing beef prices have spurred expectations that meat packers such as Tyson and Cargill may be less aggressive when bidding to buy cattle, said Mike Sands, […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

By Jerry Klassen July 16, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 higher on average. Auction barns had limited numbers on offer but strong buying interest surfaced for quality packages. Alberta feedlots were the main buyers setting the price structure. There were two main factors enhancing demand this week. First, U.S. packers started to show some […] Read more

CME October 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

By Tom Polansek July 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Monday as weak boxed beef prices fueled concerns about increasing supplies. Select-grade boxed beef was $189.21/cwt on Monday afternoon, down 2.7 per cent from a week ago, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued after the close of trading […] Read more

File photo of cattle on pasture northeast of Calgary. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)

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Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching

By GFM Staff July 12, 2019

Ranchers who display “exemplary” stewardship as tenants on Alberta’s public lands could soon be eligible for double the term of the usual lease. The province announced Tuesday it expects the new policy to come into effect in late autumn this year and “in the coming months” will release new guidelines on what would be considered […] Read more

Tag Archives Beef Cattle — page 28

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets remain firm

U.S. livestock: Futures rally on choppy grains, hopes for Chinese buying spree

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching

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