Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell for a third consecutive day on Thursday in profit-taking and technical selling setback following recent highs and amid some weaker-than-expected cash market sales this week.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower in profit-taking, technical correction
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures declined for a second straight session on Wednesday in a profit-taking and technical-selling correction from recent highs.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slip on demand concerns as beef prices turn lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dipped on Tuesday as gains fueled by tight cattle supplies and strong demand faded amid concerns that high beef prices and cooling weather could soon affect retail meat sales, analysts said.
Klassen: Feeder market continues to climb
For the week ending August 30, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-$8/cwt higher on average. Quality yearling and calf packages were up as much as $15/cwt in some cases.
Alberta invests $1.3 million in rangeland research
Alberta’s Rangeland Sustainability Program helps research organizations do their own research to improve grasslands
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ABP opens up about leaving CCA
Alberta Beef Producers plans to leave Canadian Cattle Association, due to governance and fiscal concerns
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise
Chicago cattle futures climbed on Friday after dipping on Thursday due to technical selling. Lean hogs also rose.
Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains
Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance
Farm cash receipts in the first half of the year were up 3.3 per cent over the same period last year buoyed by livestock receipts. Overall receipts between January and June totalled $49.6 billion, up $1.6 billion from the same period last year, Statistics Canada reported.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday on technical selling after live and feeder cattle futures hit contract highs in the previous day.
Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July
U.S. border has been closed to Mexican cattle since July due to New World screwworm cases
Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53 per cent jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by Reuters on Wednesday.