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Klassen: Yearlings trade lower, calves ratchet higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 6, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $4-$6 lower; mid-weight feeder cattle traded $2 higher to $4 lower. Lighter calves and grassers were quite variable. In Alberta, these cattle ranged from unchanged to as much as $8 higher on average while in the eastern Prairie regions, calves traded $4 lower to $4 higher.

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Klassen: Yearling prices stay sluggish, calves hold value

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 28, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 lower; calves and grass cattle were relatively unchanged. Early in the week, the mood was quite depressing; yearlings were under pressure with feedlot buyers on the sidelines. By Friday, the market appeared to be well established. Backgrounding operators have been active sellers over

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Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

'Hope' factor remains supportive

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 21, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-`$5 on average while calves were unchanged to down $2. Sales were characterized by low volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators are hesitant to step forward in the current environment, with packing plants on both sides of the border reducing capacity. At the same

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Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices weigh on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 15, 2020

It appears finishing feedlots and cattle buyers are coming to terms with the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic may last longer than earlier anticipated. The “hope” factor that this environment will be short-lived has evaporated. Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $10 lower, with yearlings absorbing

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Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

Market gives in to pressure from Chicago futures

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 7, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$8 lower on average, with yearlings dropping as much as $10-$12 in certain areas. It appears buyers are incorporating a risk discount due to uncertainty in beef demand longer-term. Rising unemployment levels, sluggish consumer confidence and a sharp drop in disposable income are all factors

CME April 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit 17-1/2-year low

Cattle also sink as virus measures disrupt markets

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume April 4, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Friday to the lowest point since late 2002 on tumbling pork prices and slowing slaughter rates as measures to control the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools and restaurants and sent U.S. unemployment rates soaring. Cattle futures also dropped as wholesale beef and cash feedlot cattle prices

Commonly used surfaces, such as truck door handles, should be cleaned more often. (Kali9/E+/Getty Images)

Take extra steps to keep farm workers safe during COVID-19

Add biosecurity practices, or ramp up the ones you already employ

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News March 19, 2020

Farmers concerned about the spread of COVID-19 can learn from the hog sector on the matter of protecting themselves and their workers, says a leading expert on biosecurity in the pork industry. “This is the world of biosecurity that the swine industry deals with on a daily basis,” said Dr. Egan Brockhoff, veterinarian counsellor for

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Klassen: Feeder market digesting lower beef demand

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 17, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $12-$18; mid-weight calves were down $10 to as much as $15 while calves under 550 lbs. were down $4-$8. The market is incorporating a risk discount due to uncertainty in beef demand for the second and third quarters of 2020. Feedlot margins are in negative

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Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 10, 2020

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were extremely variable over the past week which made the market hard to define. Compared to last week, yearling prices were quoted $2 to as much $6 lower while calves traded $2 lower as much as $5 higher. While some auction crowds were caught up with the negative news coverage,

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Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 25, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower while calves and grassers traded within $5 on either side of unchanged. Calves were extremely variable with similar weight cattle sometimes trading $6-$8 apart at the same sale. Supplies of calves coming on the market appear to be lower than last year. This may

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Klassen: Yearlings trade lower, calves ratchet higher

Klassen: Yearling prices stay sluggish, calves hold value

Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices weigh on feeder market

Klassen: Feeder market lacks buying interest

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit 17-1/2-year low

Take extra steps to keep farm workers safe during COVID-19

Klassen: Feeder market digesting lower beef demand

Klassen: Extreme variability characterizes feeder market

Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter

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