Compared to last week, yearlings straight off grass sold $3-$5 higher on average. In certain cases, larger groups of higher quality genetics traded $8-$12 above week-ago levels. Auction markets had […] Read more
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Klassen: Feedlots aggressively secure ownership
StatCan cattle inventory report due out soon
Feed weekly outlook: Market steady in face of harvest, U.S. corn imports
Imports weigh on domestic barley values
MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding reasonably steady as harvest operations progress and corn imports continue to come up from the United States. Anecdotal harvest […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market consolidates
USDA report considered supportive for Q4 fed cattle
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3/cwt on either side of unchanged. The steam appears to be coming off the market as larger volumes become available. Pastures […] Read more
Klassen: Upward momentum in feeder market eases
Feedlots seen in 'risk assessment mode'
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Higher-quality groups of yearling heifers appeared to trade steady to $2 higher on average while steer markets traded […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: wheat, barley prices still on the rise
Demand for feed grains on the quiet side as feedlots order more United States corn says analyst
Marketsfarm – Variable crop conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan are contributing to rising feed grain prices on the Prairies just weeks away from harvest. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Dry weather cuts into barley prospects
Canadian buyers already booking new-crop U.S. corn
MarketsFarm — Dry weather across the Canadian Prairies may be cutting into barley production prospects, keeping domestic feed prices underpinned for the time being despite the likelihood of large corn […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Dryness helps push up grain prices
Market seen shifting between 'no need' and 'giant need'
MarketsFarm — As dry conditions continued to take root across much of the Canadian Prairies, feed grain prices have for the most part been climbing, according to Susanne Leclerc of […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Falling corn prices not spurring new demand
Feed barley bids in Alberta, Manitoba up from month-ago
MarketsFarm — Falling prices for U.S. corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are having little effect on shipments going to Alberta feedlots, according to one grain buyer. […] Read more
Klassen: U.S. feeder markets pull Canadian values higher
Feedlots aggressively seek U.S. corn
For the week ending July 1, western Canadian feeder markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. Quality groups of yearlings were up $8-$10/cwt from a week earlier. South […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn keeps making way into Canadian rations
Ease of sourcing corn by rail an attractive feature
MarketsFarm — The size and quality of the 2023 Canadian grain crop is still very much in the air, but domestic feeders intend to keep at least some corn from […] Read more
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