Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $2 higher on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of […] Read more
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Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain complex
Downside expected in new-crop barley prices
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle exceed two-week highs in rebound
Lean hogs up off last week's lows
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed stronger and touched their highest prices in more than two weeks on Monday as livestock markets recovered from recent […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide to new contract lows, finish mixed
April live cattle down, feeders up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures crumbled to new life-of-contract lows on Thursday, before finishing mixed, on concerns about poor demand for U.S. pork, analysts said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall to contract lows on demand worries
April cattle also down on day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled to contract lows again on Wednesday on concerns about lower demand, analysts said. Worries about the risk for a […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs hit contract lows on follow-through selling
Cattle futures edge upward
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped to contract lows on Tuesday on follow-through and technical selling after recent slides, traders said. Front-month April lean hogs […] Read more
Klassen: Stronger fed cattle market pulls feeders upward
Feedlots becoming more current with production
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling and calf markets were quoted steady to $5 higher on average. Strength was noted in southern Alberta. In the Lethbridge area, prices for […] Read more
U.S. livestock: June live cattle, hogs continue lower
Feeder cattle also down on day
Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s most-active June live cattle and lean hog contracts continued on a downward track in Monday’s trade. June live cattle closed Monday at $155.525, beneath the lower end […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Nearby CME lean hogs recover slightly from slide
April cattle futures lower; U.S. cattle on feed in line with expectations
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended slightly higher in the nearby contract on Friday in a rebound from steep declines this week, though deferred contracts […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs limit down on disease chatter
Chicago cattle futures close higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures sank by the maximum daily trading limit on Thursday on rumours about a potential outbreak of a fatal pig disease […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle set multi-week lows as bank selloff hits Wall Street
April hogs, feeder cattle also lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled to multi-week lows on Wednesday as losses in U.S. stocks and fears about a banking crisis spilled into livestock markets, […] Read more