February live cattle (LEG26) on Friday rose $2.525 to $234.90 and for the week were up $2.75. March feeders (GFH26) gained $0 ...

As October draws to a close, U.S. officials are reportedly going to meet with Mexican counterparts this week to talk about reopening the border. The possibility of trade resuming, coupled with ...

Cattle futures rise as packers pay more for tight supplies and slaughter falls to 535K head from previous week's 562K total.

Live and feeder cattle futures were down on Friday and for the week, the first lower weekly closes since June. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says the uptrend line on the charts is also starting ...

As ranchers look ahead to 2026, the beef markets present a mix of challenges and opportunities. Tight supplies, evolving ...

For 2025, the Livestock Marketing Information Center calculated estimated cow-calf returns over cash costs at $900 per cow, ...

Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session on a mixed note up 42 cents in some deferreds to down $1.32 in the nearby October. Cash trade started a little early this week, falling $5-9 in NE to ...

Live cattle futures are steady at midday, with front months within 20 cents of unchanged. February was down $1.15 last week. Cash trade last week was reported at $229-230. Feeder cattle futures are ...

Canadian beef cattle producers constantly look south of their border for market signals and trade opportunities.

In a July 17, 2025, Barchart article on the cattle futures market, I concluded: The cattle trend remains bullish, no pun intended, as the market is in the heart of the 2025 grilling season. While a ...

Increasing days on feed for feedlot cattle should be revisited for some cattle producers. Increasing days on feed for feedlot cattle isn’t a new idea. However, several research studies in recent years ...

For the week ending January 24, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt lower to $10/cwt higher compared to ...