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Klassen: Feeder market finishes 2024 on strong tone

By Jerry Klassen December 24, 2024

For the week ending December 21, Western Canadian backgrounded cattle and heavier calves were unchanged to $5 lower on average. Calves in the 600-800 pound range were relatively unchanged while calves under 600 pounds were steady to $10 higher.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at higher levels

By Jerry Klassen December 17, 2024

The market continues to digest the U.S. border closure to Mexican feeder cattle, which is drawing more U.S. demand towards Western Canada. Auction market volumes are declining at this time of year. The quality of cattle was sub-par in some regions which caused prices to be quite variable.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market continues to surge higher

By Jerry Klassen December 10, 2024

For the week ending December 7, Western Canadian feeder cattle weighing 700 pounds plus traded $10 to $20 higher compared to seven days earlier. Calves under 700 pounds were up $8 to $10 on average. The markets in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan were premium to Alberta in the heavier categories due to stronger U.S. and Ontario buying interest.

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Prairie forecast: Melting in the west, milder in the east

Forecast issued Dec. 4, covering Dec. 4 to 11, 2024

By Daniel Bezte December 4, 2024

Things are looking not too bad for those who want to see snow or deep freeze temperatures. As we start this forecast period, a strong area of Arctic high pressure is dropping southeastwards over the eastern Prairies behind the strong area of low pressure that zipped through on Tuesday. Over the western Prairies, the weather models show a strong ridge of high pressure building over B.C. which is expected to transition eastwards.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian feeder market jumps on trade disruptions

By Jerry Klassen December 3, 2024

For the week ending November 29, feeder cattle market reports from Manitoba had prices up $20-$40/cwt from week-ago levels. Prices in Saskatchewan and Alberta were up $10 to $20 on average. The market was hard to define this past week with a wide range prices across Western Canada for similar quality and weight cattle.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Upward momentum continues for feeder cattle prices

By Jerry Klassen November 26, 2024

For the week ending November 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $6 higher with some quality heifer packages up as much as $10 compared to seven days earlier.

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

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market climbs another step

By Jerry Klassen November 19, 2024

For the week ending November 16, Western Canadian calves over 650 pounds were up $3-$6/cwt compared to seven days earlier. Calves under 650 pounds traded $4/cwt to as much as $10/cwt higher.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Strong demand continues to sustain feeder market

By Jerry Klassen November 12, 2024

The weaker Canadian dollar has enhanced the feeding margin structure on incoming replacement calves and this translated into stronger values on premium genetic packages. Finishing feedlot operators in Alberta and Ontario were fairly aggressive in Manitoba and Saskatchewan markets.

Erica Tessman of Merck Animal Health shows the SenseHub Youngstock tag that lights up when a calf has an issue that needs to be checked.

Calf health, Dairy, Livestock

Calf monitoring is next dairy tech frontier

By John Greig November 7, 2024

Calf monitoring ear tags are creating more data to help manage health on dairy farms, enabled by artificial intelligence, as shown at World Dairy Expo 2024

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels

By Jerry Klassen November 5, 2024

For the week ending November 2, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong demand continues to support the feeder complex at historical high prices.

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Klassen: Feeder market finishes 2024 on strong tone

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at higher levels

Klassen: Feeder market continues to surge higher

Prairie forecast: Melting in the west, milder in the east

Klassen: Canadian feeder market jumps on trade disruptions

Klassen: Upward momentum continues for feeder cattle prices

Klassen: Feeder market climbs another step

Klassen: Strong demand continues to sustain feeder market

Calf monitoring is next dairy tech frontier

Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels

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