Feedlot operators continue to pull in the reins on replacement cattle purchases because another month-end budget for the bank does not look healthy. Alberta sales barns experienced a soft tone, […] Read more
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Klassen: Feeder market experiences defensive tone
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher after rocky session
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained moderately on Monday, following an up-and-down session that was ultimately supported by last week’s cash price strength, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag, but off lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground on Friday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation before giving way to cash price optimism that lifted […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday on profit-taking and uncertainty over the price of cash cattle on Friday, traders said. February live cattle […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price optimism lifts CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and expectations that some processors by Friday might pay the same or more […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Equities upswing pulls CME live cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Tuesday, with strength from the U.S. stock market rally that was partly fueled by the rebound in […] Read more
Klassen: Feeders still vulnerable in financial market turbulence
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a defensive tone over the past week. Cattleman had their eyes glued to the equity market meltdown, which enhanced fears the fed cattle market […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Market uncertainty reverses CME live cattle gains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, erasing Friday’s advances after investors struggled to find clear direction amid a host of market influences, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally ahead of USDA report
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for a second day in row on Friday, supported by follow-through buying after contracts settled up by their 3-cent-per-lb […] Read more
U.S. feedlot cattle count not as low as expected
Chicago | Reuters — Cattle placed into U.S. feedlots in December slipped one per cent from a year earlier to their lowest level since 1998, based on a U.S. Department […] Read more
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