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A year-over-year decrease in Q1 feeder cattle placements in both Canada and the U.S. is expected to lead to tighter market-ready supplies during the summer.

Expect stronger cattle markets for third quarter

A surprise reduction in beef production could mean higher prices

By Jerry Klassen April 17, 2024

During the second week of March, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $378-$380 per hundredweight (cwt) delivered. Prices f.o.b. (free on board) the feedlot in southern Alberta were quoted from $225 to $226/cwt. The market has been consolidating over the past month, as market-ready fed cattle supplies […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 16, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as the market extended a recovery from oversold conditions, analysts said.

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Klassen: Adverse weather weighs on Western Canadian feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 16, 2024

Southern Alberta has received over 200 percent of normal precipitation over the past 30 days. Pen conditions are rated poor to very poor in the main feeding pockets of Alberta. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have received less than 40 per cent of normal while Central Alberta has normal to below normal precipitation.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 12, 2024

Technical selling, fund liquidation and demand concerns drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures to multi-month lows on Friday, analysts said.

File photo of cattle in a Kansas feedlot. (BeyondImages/E+/Getty Images)

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 11, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Thursday, bolstered by technical trading and anticipated consumer demand going into the grilling season, analysts said.

File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)

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U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 9, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.

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Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 9, 2024

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-$8/cwt lower while some packages of heavier replacements dropped as much as $12/cwt, and three main factors led to weaker prices.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 8, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live futures turned higher on Monday, as a flurry of technical trading and strength in wholesale prices helped contracts rebound off recent months' lows, traders said.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble ahead of weekend on bird flu fears

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 5, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures plunged on Friday to the lowest point since mid-January as concerns about beef demand amid reports of avian influenza in cattle sparked fund long liquidation ahead of the weekend.

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm as bird flu selloff seen overdone

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 5, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday in a bargain-buying rebound from the prior session's two-month lows, as some investors deemed the recent drop in prices to be overdone.

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Expect stronger cattle markets for third quarter

U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery

Klassen: Adverse weather weighs on Western Canadian feeder market

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink to multi-month lows

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble ahead of weekend on bird flu fears

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm as bird flu selloff seen overdone

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