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Klassen: Highs in place for the feeder market

By Jerry Klassen 3 hours ago

For the week ending October 4, Western Canadian grass yearling markets traded steady to $5-$8/cwt lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Backgrounded yearlings were down $5-$12/cwt. Calf markets were down $5 to $10/cwt from a week earlier. There was an influx of calves over the past week which resulted in the softer tone […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures spike, hogs mixed

By Geralyn Wichers 22 hours ago

Chicago cattle futures closed sharply up on Monday while lean hog futures were mixed. “Two large trades were seen at two different levels in the feeder cattle market, suggesting this may have been a short covering rally,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. Most-active November feeders closed at 360.800 cents a pound, up 5.375 cents. January […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on technical buying on Friday, though declining wholesale beef prices and weaker cash markets have weighed on prices, analysts said. CME December live cattle LCZ25 rose 1.025 cents to end at 234.50 cents per pound. CME November feeder cattle FCX25 rose 3.025 cents to end […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on profit-taking

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on profit-taking on Thursday, though hopes for the border reopening to Mexican cattle imports have also put a damper on prices. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved Dectomax-CA1, an injectable anti-parasitic medication, to prevent and treat screwworm in cattle. […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters 6 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures traded both sides of unchanged on Wednesday as mixed-to-weaker cash markets and a continued tight supply of cattle buffeted futures, analysts said. Industry experts said the U.S.-Mexico border is likely to be closed to cattle imports for the foreseeable future as the flesh-eating screwworm parasite spreads. […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Mexico sees 32 per cent jump in flesh-eating screwworm cases since August as cases move north

By Cassandra Garrison, Reuters 6 days ago

Mexico recorded 6,703 cases of animals infested with New World screwworm as of September 13 since the start of the outbreak in November of last year. That was compared to 5,086 confirmed cases during the previous period, which ended August 17.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters September 29, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ticked lower on Monday in a technical pullback after futures surged in the previous session, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday said the nation’s inventory on September 1 was 74.5 million head, down 1.3 per […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

By Jerry Klassen September 29, 2025

For the week ending September 27, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

By Reuters, Tom Polansek September 26, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures stormed to contract highs at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday as smaller-than-expected U.S. inventory numbers stoked concerns about supplies, analysts said. The nation’s inventory on September 1 was 74.5 million head, down 1.3 per cent from a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

By Reuters, Tom Polansek September 25, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures set a contract high on Thursday as strong cash prices supported the market, analysts said. After the trading session ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a quarterly report the nation’s inventory of hogs and pigs on September 1 was 74.5 million head, down […] Read more

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Klassen: Highs in place for the feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures spike, hogs mixed

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on profit-taking

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

Mexico sees 32 per cent jump in flesh-eating screwworm cases since August as cases move north

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

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