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CME October 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall

Cattle futures mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Wednesday, turning lower on a round of profit-taking after the most-active December contract hit its highest in more than three weeks early in the trading session. Cattle futures were mixed, with live cattle contracts easing for the second day in a row while feeder cattle futures […] Read more
Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts taken from a human. Producers dealing with a crypto outbreak should keep in mind that the parasite can infect both cattle and people.
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock, Scours

Introducing outside calves heightens crypto risk

Cryptosporidium parvum is a disease that’s easy to introduce and hard to manage in a beef herd

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In the cold, wet pastures of a gruelling Manitoba spring near Oakville, Man., Garth McCormick needed a calf to put on one of his cows who had lost her calf, but didn’t have any he could use on his own farm. His hired man brought a calf from his own place to McCormick’s. Immediately, the […] Read more
CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slip from seven-year peak

Hogs up on technical buying

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell after hitting their highest in seven years on Monday. Feeder cattle futures continued to weaken, with the front-month contract dropping to a five-week low, as the prospect of high feeding costs due to strong corn prices pressured the market. Hog futures firmed on technical […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: April live cattle futures pull nearby cash feeder market higher

More feedlots switching back to barley

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $3 higher on average. Quality yearling packages of larger volume traded $2-$3 above week-ago levels. The calf market is becoming more defined. Larger calf volumes were on offer in Saskatchewan and Manitoba but smaller numbers were noted in Alberta. Therefore, we can’t accurately compare […] Read more
CME October 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog futures weaken

Live cattle futures gain, feeder cattle under pressure

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures eased on Monday as the U.S. Agriculture Department lifted its forecast for domestic pork production and lowered its price outlook for pigs for this year. The department, in a monthly report, raised its estimate for pork production in the third quarter by 0.9 per cent […] Read more
CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up on demand, tightening supplies

Hogs up on technical bounce

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Friday in tandem with higher equities and energy markets as a robust slaughter pace and concerns about reduced cattle supplies in the coming months fueled buying. Packers have accelerated their daily slaughter pace following plant downtime around Monday’s Labour Day holiday and they […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 100-day moving average (black line, right column) and CME cash lean hog index (pink line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs mostly lower on weak cash market

Chicago live cattle mixed, feeders up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended mostly lower on Thursday as eroding cash hog prices weighed on the market along with weaker wholesale pork prices and slumping pork exports. Technical buying helped to underpin the actively traded October contract, the only month that closed higher on Thursday, while back month […] Read more
Feeder cattle outlook
Market talk, Markets

Feeder cattle outlook

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Canadian feeder cattle prices have been percolating higher. Yearlings and calves are trading at levels not seen since 2014 and 2015. The USDA released their July 1, 2022 Cattle Inventory Report on July 23 which showed that the U.S. cattle herd continued to contract in the first half of 2022. Expectations are for a total […] Read more
CME October 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on quiet cash trade

Hog futures narrowly mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures weakened on Wednesday as quiet trade on the cash market fortified concerns about light demand, traders said. Hog futures were narrowly mixed, with short-covering providing support, while worries that a firm U.S. dollar will chill export demand for pork added pressure. Benchmark CME October live cattle […] Read more
Fed cattle prices hit six-year highs
Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Fed cattle prices hit six-year highs

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the September 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle It is not very often we see annual highs set for fed cattle in August! Fed cattle prices have traded the typical sluggish summer market for a contra-seasonal strong market driven by manageable supplies, smaller carcass weights and solid beef demand. The mid-August fed steer cash price was $177.41/cwt — not only the […] Read more

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