Western Canadian feeder cattle markets became more established this past week as early yearling sales captivated major feedlot operators. Prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, larger volumes confirmed the price structure. Higher-quality lower-flesh cattle were featured weighing 850 to 1,050 lbs. at most sales. Feedlots have plenty of pen space and with the […] Read more
Klassen: Yearlings define feeder market
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit nine-month low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sank to a nine-month low on Thursday, weighed down by seasonally tepid wholesale beef demand and sharply lower prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Thursday’s market losses triggered pre-established sell orders. And fund liquidation developed after August and October futures fell below their […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle give back Tuesday’s gains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed some of Tuesday’s advances, led by fund liquidation and expectations for softer prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle this week, traders said. “We obviously still see liquidation by funds that are still long the market,” West Oak Commodities analyst Tom Tippens said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Supply jitters extend CME live cattle futures losses
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, dragged down by growing worries about hefty near-term supplies, traders said. “We’ve got more numbers (cattle) out here and more numbers coming, and that’s just a Damocles sword over this market,” said Top Third Marketing analyst Mark Gold. Fund […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle hits 8-month low on cash prices
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures tumbled to the lowest level in eight months, led by fund liquidation and weaker-than-expected prices for cattle ready for processing, traders said. August ended 2.475 cents per pound lower at 110.000 cents, and October closed 2.550 cents lower at 108.050 cents. Packers in the U.S. Plains on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Market uncertainty weighs on CME live cattle futures
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were weakened on Tuesday by uncertainty over how much packers will pay for cattle this week and whether the seasonal lull in wholesale beef demand has ended, traders said. Futures remained at a steep discount, or undervalued, compared with this week’s expected prices for market-ready or cash […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures turn higher on cash discounts
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled higher on Friday, with buyers attracted to futures that remained undervalued compared to prices paid by packers for market-ready, or cash, hogs, traders said. CME’s hog index, a barometer for cash prices, for Aug. 2 was 87.11 per cwt. Bargain buying after recent losses and purchases by […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Beef price bounce extends live cattle gains
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished in bullish territory for a third straight session on Thursday, helped by firmer wholesale beef values, said traders. Technical buying and futures’ discounts to cash prices so far this week provided additional market support, they said. August ended 0.700 cent per pound higher at 115.225 cents […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures climb on cash price discount
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed higher on Wednesday, driven by short-covering and futures’ discounts to early-week cash prices, traders said. Buy stops and fund buying enhanced market advances, they said. August ended 1.725 cent per pound higher at 114.525 cents per pound, and October 1.800 cents higher at 114.675 cents. Both […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Higher beef price boosts CME live cattle futures
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday recovered some of their recent losses, helped by the morning’s wholesale beef price turnaround, traders said. Buy stops and futures’ discounts to this week’s expected cash prices provided additional market support, they said. August ended 0.800 cent per pound higher at 112.800 cents […] Read more
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