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U.S. livestock: Cattle regain ground, hogs dip

Chicago cattle futures regained ground on Wednesday after falling off a cliff late last week. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 230.900 cents a pound, up 4.325 cents. February futures settled at 229.450 cents, up 5.350 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 9.150 cents to close at 334.025 cents per pound.



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U.S. livestock: Feeders continue to fall; live cattle level out

Chicago live cattle futures leveled out to finish on either side of unchanged, Tuesday, after days of precipitous declines. Feeders continued to fall. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 226.575 cents a pound, down 0.600 cents. February contracts rose by 0.100 cents to settle at 224.100 cents per pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures


January 20, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Sliced Canadian beef are displayed on the dishes for tasting at the Nissin World Delicatessen supermarket in Tokyo as Japan's tariff of imported beef will be reduced from 38.5 percent to 9 percent in 16 years on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Canadian International Trade Minister James Carr is now here to attend the first ministerial meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

UPDATED: CCA calls for end to temporary U.K. trade deal

Canadian Cattle Association says United Kingdom puts up non-tariff trade barriers that violates agreement’s terms

The Canadian Cattle Association is asking the federal government to rescind a bridge trade agreement between Canada and the U.K. based on the latter’s refusal to accept Canadian beef and pork.

Cattle graze on a pasture in Manitoba’s Interlake in July 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Klassen: Feeder market softens on weaker demand

For the week ending October 25, Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $10/cwt below prices from the previous week. Calves in the range of 550 pounds to 850 pounds were down $8 to $12 on average while feeders under 550 pounds were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. U.S. government comments regarding the


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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on concerns over Trump’s push to lower prices

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures tumbled on Monday, extending a steep slide after President Donald Trump complained last week that prices were too high. Traders said they were increasingly expecting that Trump’s administration will encourage more imports of beef and cattle in a bid to offset tight U.S. supplies and bring down prices