Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog and cattle futures plummeted to the lowest levels in years on Friday, extending recent declines amid abundant animal and meat supplies and as investors […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle tumble to multi-year lows on supply woes
U.S. livestock: Hogs higher on short-covering after seven-year lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures edged higher on Thursday, rebounding from an earlier seven-year low as investors squared positions ahead of a government supply report due on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs mostly higher on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle and hog futures were mostly higher on Wednesday, with feeder cattle rallying about one per cent on short-covering following recent lows, traders msaid. Several […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle plunge limit down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday slumped, with nearby contracts down the three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by fund selling and uneasiness before […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a diverse tone across the Prairies, with notable buying interest surfacing on yearlings. Compared to seven days earlier, prices for yearlings in southern Alberta […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lower cash prices send CME live cattle lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by technical selling and last Friday’s drop in prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, said […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle erase losses to finish flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures finished roughly unchanged on Friday, reversing from earlier steep losses as investors squared up positions ahead of a monthly supply report that […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle decline on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell one per cent on Thursday, pressured by technical selling and as investors took profits following Wednesday’s nearly four-week high, […] Read more
Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots
Reuters — One of Canada’s biggest cattle feeding operations, Western Feedlots, said Wednesday it will close feeding operations after marketing the cattle it currently owns, due to poor market conditions. […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $5 higher over the past week largely due to stronger U.S cattle markets. Alberta packers were relatively quiet but fed cattle prices […] Read more
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