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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Drier conditions will influence feeder market

By Jerry Klassen May 18, 2021
The feeder market was hard to define this week. The quality of yearlings was quite variable. Fleshier types were heavily discounted while quality packages were unchanged from seven days earlier. […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cattle producers facing drought-like conditions

By Jerry Klassen May 4, 2021
Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $262-$265 delivered this past week. Using a 60 per cent grading, the live price would be […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle divorce from futures’ direction

By Jerry Klassen April 27, 2021
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Higher-quality yearlings and calves were steady to $4 higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan; in Manitoba, yearlings traded $2-$4 […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets experience volatility

Beef prices encourage slaughter pace

By Jerry Klassen April 21, 2021
Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of week-ago levels. Prices were quite variable across the Prairies with four main factors influencing […] Read more

CME August 2021 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and 100-day moving average (black line). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger demand drives feeder market

By Jerry Klassen April 13, 2021
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $3 to as much as $6 higher, but calf prices were relatively unchanged. Major feedlot operators were very aggressive on heavier […] Read more


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Klassen: Feeder market digests USDA acreage report

By Jerry Klassen April 6, 2021
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Lower flesh yearlings appeared to trade $2-$3 higher in certain pockets of Alberta but replacements carrying excessive butter […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market exhibits defensive tone

By Jerry Klassen April 1, 2021
March 30 — Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis […] Read more

CME May 2021 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

Feed grain values remain firm

By Jerry Klassen March 24, 2021
Last week, western Canadian yearling markets were traded $2-$4 above week-ago levels from Monday through Wednesday; however, buyers backed away from the market on Thursday and Friday as feeder cattle […] Read more


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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen March 9, 2021
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $5 lower to $3 higher while calves under 600 lbs. were $2 to as much as $7 higher. Yearlings were somewhat […] Read more

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Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

By Jerry Klassen March 2, 2021
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged while calves were steady to $2 higher on average. Auction barns received larger supplies of backgrounded cattle and there was […] Read more

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