Cattle prices in western Canada tried to recover from tariff-driven shocks in the week ending March 14.

Feeder market recovers from tariff discounts

Many cattle were moved to U.S. feedlots to avoid tariffs, which may have resulted in higher risk tolerance

As cattle markets recovered from the effect of short-lived tariffs in the week ended March 14, western Canadian feeder markets were trending higher.



Feeder cattle market recovers on healthy margins

Feeder cattle market recovers on healthy margins

As the tariff countdown ticks down to the wire, some Alberta feedlots are shipping to the U.S. early while others take a business-as-usual approach

As Canada’s beef sector braces for U.S. tariffs, some Alberta feedlots are shipping to the U.S. early while others take a business-as-usual approach.

Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills

Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills

Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch during COVID-19

Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch early in the COVID-19 pandemic.






The May feeder cattle futures have developed a pattern. The market rallies and then consolidates for nearly a month before making another leg higher. This pattern is expected to continue.	SOURCE: DTNPROPHETX

Feedlot margins boost feeder cattle market

Feedlots are expected to bid up the price of feeder cattle so that margins in the deferred positions cover variable costs

For the week ending Jan. 11, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were up $15-$20 per hundredweight compared to the week ending Dec. 21. In eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, quality packages of steers 800 pounds and heavier traded $20-$25 per cwt. higher compared to three weeks earlier. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed