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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Demand fears cause feeder cattle market volatility

Barley values continue upward

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 higher to as much as $6 lower. Strength was noted in the eastern Prairie regions while the market was softer in Alberta. Western Canadian calves were extremely volatile, trading $5 higher to as much as $10 lower in some cases. It’s not uncommon for markets […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 100-day moving averages (pink and brown lines, right column) and CME cash Lean Hog Index (black line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle retreat on technical selling

Funds net long in hogs, cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange benchmark December lean hog futures fell about four per cent on Tuesday, hitting a 10-month low on technical selling and worries about consumer demand for meat, traders said. Brokers shrugged off strength in outside markets including crude oil and Wall Street equity markets, which firmed as fears eased […] Read more
Keeping replacement heifers in ideal body condition
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Keeping replacement heifers in ideal body condition

You don't want them too thin or too fat — aim for somewhere in between

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When weaned dairy calves are released from the calf barn and put into replacement heifer pens, there are different ways of feeding them. Some post-weaned heifers are not well fed and poor nutrition is almost guaranteed to make them struggle throughout their first lactation. Other replacement heifers are fed too well. As a result, they […] Read more
CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs up on technical buying, short-covering

Recession worries still loom large

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures strengthened on Monday on technical buying and short covering, after recent selloffs were overdone, brokers said. Concerns about the risks for a global recession, which could reduce demand for beef, continued to hang over livestock markets, brokers said. Wall Street […] Read more
CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle lower, underpinned by tight supply

October lean hogs also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Friday, pressured by softening cash trade across the U.S. Plains, though markets remain supported by tightening supplies as producers continue to liquidate their herds, analysts said. “Our short-term supply issues are still front and centre. We’re running two-three per cent […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (pink line, right column) and CME cash Lean Hog Index (purple line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME December hogs ease

U.S. hog herd shrinks; cattle futures firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange eased on Thursday ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s quarterly hog and pigs report, released after the market closed. CME October hogs firmed 0.75 cent at 89.45 cents/lb., but most-active December hogs fell 0.1 cent to 75.725 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […] Read more
Research shows cows kept in proper condition in fall and early winter will have a much better chance of raising high producing calves the following year.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Cow nutrition now has huge impact on 2023 calves

Keeping animals properly fed this fall will lead to high-performing calves next year

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Many beef producers I’ve talked to over the years have improved cow nutrition after their cows are confirmed pregnant, but there still are the diehards that don’t believe they need much nutrition. That’s too bad, because sound research has proven that poor nutrition during the early/mid-gestation months can sharply reduce newborn calf survival and long-term […] Read more
CME December 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 December hogs extend slide on long liquidation

Cattle futures down on demand concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their slide on Wednesday, hitting a nine-month low on recession worries and long liquidation. CME October hogs ended up 0.675 cent at 89.375 cents/lb. (all figures US$). But most-active December hogs fell 0.425 cent to settle at 75.825 cents/lb. after […] Read more
CME December 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (brown and black lines, right column) and CME cash Lean Hog Index (pink line, left column). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs tumble to nine-month low on recession fears

Chicago live cattle end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark December lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, touching a nine-month low as fears of a recession hurting consumer demand for meat triggered another round of long liquidation, traders said. Sliding prices for cash hogs and wholesale pork added to bearish […] Read more

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