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Klassen: Feeder market takes direction from live cattle futures

By Jerry Klassen December 8, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $4 lower; midweight calves traded $3 lower to $3 higher and calves under 550 lbs. were relatively unchanged. Yearling […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on demand hopes

By Jerry Klassen December 1, 2020
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier; however, market reports were quite variable depending on the region and weight category. In most cases, prices […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk discount

By Jerry Klassen November 24, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged; however, calves weighing 550 to 800 lbs. traded $3-$5 lower. The market for calves under 550 lbs. traded $5 lower […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Calf prices ratcheting higher

By Jerry Klassen November 18, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged; mid-weight calves were also unchanged while lighter calves traded steady to as much as $6 […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiencing bottoming behaviour

By Jerry Klassen November 10, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $4-$6 on average; however, mid-weight and lighter calves traded $4 lower to as much as $8 higher. The market was […] Read more


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Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

Pre-election commodity trading in 'risk-off' mode

By Jerry Klassen November 3, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$5 lower on average; calves under 650 lbs. appeared to trade $3-$8 lower with significant pressure on the weight category […] Read more

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Klassen: Weather, COVID, feed grains pressure feeder market

By Jerry Klassen October 21, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average; calves traded $2 to as much as $6 below week-ago levels. Southern Alberta received its first snowfall […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Rising feed grains pressure feeder market

By Jerry Klassen October 6, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$6 lower with some reports showing prices as much as $10 lower. Calves traded $2-$4 below week-ago levels; however, the market […] Read more


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Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen September 29, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $2 lower; calves weighing 500 to 650 lbs. traded $2-$4 lower while lighter weights under 500 lbs. were steady […] Read more

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Klassen: Yearling market holding value

By Jerry Klassen September 15, 2020
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calves traded $3 higher to $3 lower on average. The yearling run is well underway and there was […] Read more

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