Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $8 higher. Strong gains in the live and feeder cattle futures, along with the softer […] Read more
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Klassen: Feeder market maintains upward momentum
U.S. livestock: Cattle hit one-month high ahead of USDA data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures jumped to the highest levels in over a month on Friday, lifted by technical buying and expectations for bullish government supply data […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME October hogs fall to contract low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange October lean hog futures fell sharply to a contract low on Thursday, weighed down by a months-long decline in cash prices and abundant […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle surge on cash optimism, technical buying
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures notched their biggest gains in 11 months on Wednesday, boosted by optimism for higher cash cattle prices and technical buying, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit two-month high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures gained on technical buying on Tuesday, with feeder cattle rising to a two-month high and lean hogs climbing by as much as 2.6 […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market experiences renewed optimism
Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3-$5 higher while calf prices were $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases. Southern Alberta yearling prices were unchanged this week […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures ease on big supplies, spreading
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures were mostly lower on Monday, pressured by bear-spreading and big U.S. supplies that continued to weigh on cash markets, traders […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures surge on technical bounce
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged more than three per cent on Friday while live cattle gained about one per cent, lifted by chart-based and […] Read more
Klassen: Strong Canadian dollar weighs on feeder market
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-$6 on average while calf values dropped $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. Most auction barns held […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall to 11-month low
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to an 11-month low in a bear-spreading selloff linked to big U.S. hog supplies and declines in cash markets, […] Read more
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