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Klassen: Beef demand uncertainty weighs on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen November 18, 2025

For the week ending November 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $8-$10/cwt below values from seven days earlier. The cash market held value early in the week as the feeder cattle futures experienced a fortuitous bounce. However, weaker feedlot margins and longer term uncertainty regarding beef demand resulted in a softer tone in the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

By Geralyn Wichers November 17, 2025

Chicago cattle futures opened lower before rebounding to close up on Monday. Lean hog futures settled on either side of unchanged. “Friday’s announcement on tariff reductions towards Brazil was seemingly blown out of proportion,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. “I could not understand why such a lower opening on a 10 per cent reduction of […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

November 14, 2025

Chicago cattle and hog futures made modest gains on Friday after the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) since the the U.S. government shut down on October 1. Most-active February live cattle futures rose by 0.575 cents to close at 219.525 cents a pound. December contracts settled at 219.150 cents […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

By Ana Mano, Reuters, Roberto Samora November 14, 2025

JBS, the world’s largest meat company, reported a net profit fall in the third quarter in spite of a rise in global net sales amid a still-challenging beef market environment in the U.S., according to an earnings statement on Thursday.

A bred heifer shown in a field. Photo: Peter Vitti

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

High prices make cow culling decisions easier

Better Bunks and Pastures: There’s some flexibility around good cows that aren’t pregnant, but poor cows should be culled

By Peter Vitti November 13, 2025

There’s some flexibility around good cows that aren’t pregnant, depending on the philosphy of the ranch, but poor-productivity cows should be culled, livestock nutritionist Peter Vitti says.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 13, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as a lack of fresh news continued to weigh on values. The December live cattle contract dropped 6.275 cents per pound at 219.000 cents. Feeder cattle fell 9.025 cents in the January contract at 318.450 cents per pound. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weaker fed market weighs on feeder cattle prices

By Jerry Klassen November 12, 2025

For the week ending November 8, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10-$20/cwt below values from seven days earlier. Some packages weighing from 600 to 850 pounds were down as much as $30 from week-ago levels. The April live cattle futures fell $10/cwt over the course of the week while Alberta barley prices gained $5-$8/cwt. […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

White House comments and larger supplies pressure cattle market

The Markets: Expedited Mexican border opening is moving cattle prices lower

By Jerry Klassen November 11, 2025

White House comments on increasing imports and larger supplies pressure the cattle market in North America, Jerry Klassen observes.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

By Geralyn Wichers November 10, 2025

Chicago hog futures rallied on Monday after a long slide. Cattle futures also jumped with all feeder contracts hitting upward limits. Most-active December lean hog contracts closed at 82.775 cents a pound, up 3.375 cents. February futures settled at 82.825 cents per pound, up 3.475 cents. Pork carcass cutout value ended the afternoon at $100.22 […] Read more

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Editor's column, Markets

Editor’s Rant: The day someone voted for

U.S. farmers and ranchers are mystified by the Trump administration’s latest largesse to Argentina

By Dave Bedard November 10, 2025

Thoughts from the editor’s desk on how a foreign government’s decisions — tariffs, revenge tariffs, attempts at market manipulation — all ultimately weigh on the prices farmers and ranchers receive for their work.

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Beef cattle

Klassen: Beef demand uncertainty weighs on feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

High prices make cow culling decisions easier

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

Klassen: Weaker fed market weighs on feeder cattle prices

White House comments and larger supplies pressure cattle market

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

Editor’s Rant: The day someone voted for

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