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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market enters summer doldrums

By Jerry Klassen July 2, 2019
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 lower on average. Small volumes were available last week, which distorted the price structure. Many feedlot hands […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Rising feed grains weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen May 28, 2019
Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower over the past week. In some cases, calves were down $4 to as much as […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market continues to soften

By Jerry Klassen May 13, 2019
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 lower on average with some auctions down $5 to as much as $8. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more

CME November 2019 feeder cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle rally loses steam

By Jerry Klassen May 6, 2019
Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded $2-$5 lower while calves were solidly $3 to as much as $8 lower. There’s a limit how far the cash trade can […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cash feeder market shrugs off lower futures

By Jerry Klassen April 29, 2019
This past week, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $270-$274 on a dressed basis, up $2-$4 from seven days earlier. Strength in the fed cattle market […] Read more


CME April 2020 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

By Jerry Klassen April 23, 2019
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Many auction barns were closed last week and the ones holding sales had smaller […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium

By Jerry Klassen April 9, 2019
Fed and feeder cattle markets have incorporated a risk premium due to the uncertainty in beef production. Adverse weather has plagued much of the U.S. Midwest over the past couple […] Read more

CME May 2019 feeder cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk premium following U.S. floods

By Jerry Klassen March 29, 2019
Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle sold steady to $4 higher the week ending March 23. Favourable spring weather enhanced demand for yearlings from major finishing operations; […] Read more


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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market continues consolidation pattern

By Jerry Klassen March 19, 2019
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. The market was quite variable across the Prairies. Demand from south of the border […] Read more

CME April 2019 live cattle, with August 2019 live cattle in brown. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market holds value

By Jerry Klassen March 12, 2019
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buying interest for yearlings was somewhat stronger while calves in the eastern Prairie regions were softer. Moderate […] Read more

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