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Klassen: Feedlot demand up prior to seasonal rally

Market for calves 'boiling hot' in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 3, 2022

For the week ending April 30, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Yearlings traded $8 lower as much as $5 higher. Severe discounts were noted on fleshier cattle; some auction barns reported the bulk of cattle over 800 pounds were medium to heavier flesh. Deferred live cattle futures were under pressure but the

CME June 2022 live cattle (green and red candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (black line) and December 2022 live cattle (dark red candlesticks). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 15, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 higher to as much as $5 lower depending on the region. Mid-weight calves weighing 650-800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while lighter weight calves were steady to $3 higher on average. June live cattle are off $9 from their mid-February highs while the December 2022 live

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Klassen: Surge in feed grain prices shocks feeder cattle market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 9, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 lower on average. Feeder cattle weighing 650 to 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged to $3 lower. Calves under 650 lbs. were steady to $4-$6 lower in Alberta, unchanged in Saskatchewan and $3-$5 higher in Manitoba. Fleshier yearlings and calves were heavily discounted last week with

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market shows resilience

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 1, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Calves in the range of 600-800 lbs. traded steady to $4 higher. Calves under 600 lbs. were $1-$2 higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan but traded $2-$3 lower in Manitoba. Alberta feedlot operators appeared to shrug off the geopolitical events last

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Klassen: Weather factors influence calf prices

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 22, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 lower to as much as $5 higher. Mid-weight feeder cattle traded relatively unchanged with strong demand noted on steers. Steer calves were firm, trading $2-$5 higher while heifer calves traded $4-$5 on either side of unchanged. The market was hard to define for calves and

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Klassen: Demand increases for lighter-weight feeder cattle

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 15, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged to $4 higher. Mid-weight feeders from 660 to 750 pounds traded $2 to as much as $6 higher on average. Feeder cattle in the 550- to 650-lb. range traded $4 to as much as $10 higher. Feeder cattle under 550 lbs. were up $10-$20 depending

(Blair Cameron photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

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Klassen: Feeder market softens on tight feed grain supply

Ontario buying interest subsides

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 25, 2022

Compared to last week, prices for yearling steers were down $2-$4 while yearling heifers were down $4 to as much as $8. Calf markets were down $3-$6 from last week. Negative feeding margins, colder temperatures and tight feed grain supplies were the three main factors setting a negative tone in the feeder market. Rail imports

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices strong, beginning to stabilize

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News December 3, 2021

MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have shown some strength over the past month, but were stabilizing in early December as corn imports pick up from the U.S. Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said prices have been strong over the past month but steady over the past

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market making seasonal lows

Surge of Canadian cattle exports expected

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 30, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder markets were down $2-$4 on average. Prices for feeder cattle in the eastern Prairie regions were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier; however, values in Alberta and western Saskatchewan were down $4 to as much as $8 in some cases. This variation made the market hard to define.

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains remain firm

Transport issues slow U.S. corn flow

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada remain strong in late November, although looming corn imports from the U.S. should keep a lid on the upside. Feed barley in Alberta is currently topping out at $9.78 per bushel, with feed wheat above $12 in some cases, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. Those prices remain

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Klassen: Feedlot demand up prior to seasonal rally

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

Klassen: Surge in feed grain prices shocks feeder cattle market

Klassen: Feeder market shows resilience

Klassen: Weather factors influence calf prices

Klassen: Demand increases for lighter-weight feeder cattle

Klassen: Feeder market softens on tight feed grain supply

Feed weekly outlook: Prices strong, beginning to stabilize

Klassen: Feeder market making seasonal lows

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains remain firm

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