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Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Markets

U.S. beef herd contraction confirmed

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: Now is a good time for western ranchers to be buying bred cows and cow-calf pairs

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During the first week of February, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $260-$270 delivered. Live prices were quoted from $160-$162 FOB the feedlot. Western Canada is contending with a backlog of market-ready supplies due to the sharp year-over-year increase in feedlot placements in the latter half of […] Read more
CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks, right column) with April 2022 feeder cattle (red line, right column) and April 2022 live cattle (black line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Hog futures up on supply concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed on the day’s livestock complex, […] Read more
CME April 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each rose by their daily trading […] Read more
CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, feeder cattle lowest since November

April, June hogs down on day

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Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday as beef prices weakened and some traders reduced risk amid uncertainty over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures fell to their lowest price since November and lean hogs also slumped. […] Read more
CME April 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 cattle down on lower cash prices

Chicago lean hogs extend decline

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Friday as cash market prices this week were lower than anticipated, while lean hog futures dropped for a third straight session. Weakening wholesale beef prices added pressure to live cattle, along with adequate supplies of animals available to packers through the summer. The […] Read more
There are many reasons for weighing livestock, with nutrition and health considerations leading the way.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Many management benefits from weighing cattle

The old adage that you can’t manage what you can’t measure applies in all stages of livestock production

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Agricultural commodities, including livestock, have been quantified in various ways since the earliest farmers sold excess production. Weight has often been the primary measuring stick. “It’s been the easiest way to measure, plus, we still sell cattle by the pound,” says Karin Schmid, Beef Production and Extension lead for Alberta Beef Producers. “The simplest answer […] Read more
CME April 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs sink on profit-taking

March feeder cattle drop as grains surge

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures tumbled on Thursday as profit-taking and long liquidation pressured prices following recent gains, analysts said. Lean hog futures pulled back from contract highs reached on Wednesday as traders monitored swings in the stock market after Russia invaded Ukraine. CME April hog futures sank 2.5 cents to […] Read more
While Covid-19 sort of forced the issue, James Alexander has found that on-line sales is an effective way to show buyers across the United Kingdom the quality of sheep and beef heifers he produces on his Northern Ireland farm.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Northern Ireland livestock producer embraces online sales

When COVID cut into on-farm sales, this producer took his bred heifers and sheep to the buyers

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Hosting annual on-farm sales of breeding beef heifers and sheep proved to be a success for Northern Ireland farmer James Alexander. But when COVID hit he then turned to online sales with an auctioneer selling the animals live as they were paraded through the ring on the farm, though with no ringside audience. Following a […] Read more

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