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U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters March 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 7.3 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in February than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, the most for the month in 16 years. Persistent drought in the U.S. Plains withered winter wheat grazing pastures, which forced beef cattle into feedyards in states

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices gaining momentum

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 6, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 higher while calves and grass cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Once again, there was a wide range of prices across the Prairies as feedlots adjust to higher feed grain prices. Secondly, buyers were quick to discount fleshier cattle; backgrounded calves fed too much

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder markets experience lacklustre trade

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 13, 2018

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels as extremely cold temperatures hinder market activity. Most auction barns reported small groups of various quality cattle on offer, which made the market hard to define. In the major markets of Alberta such as Lethbridge, there were very few yearlings available. This forced major

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta prices see wide range

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News February 8, 2018

CNS Canada — A tale of two markets is emerging in Alberta as feed users in the south take advantage of cheap corn trucked in from Manitoba, while users farther north pay higher prices. “As far as Red Deer north goes, it’s quite different than feedlot alley,” said Joseph Billett, general manager of Agfinity in

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on U.S. inventory data

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 5, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged but there was a wide variation across the Prairies. Major markets in Alberta traded steady to as much as $5 higher, while Saskatchewan and Manitoba prices were quoted $3 higher to as much as $5 lower. Major finishing operations in Alberta focused on

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Demand shifting at Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 1, 2018

CNS Canada — Demand has shifted at Alberta feedlots this year with more forward contracting and less business taking place in the spot market, according to an analyst. “In a lot of years we’ve seen the demand has stayed in the spot market but this year there were more forward purchases that were done by

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Southern Plains drought slows U.S. cattle herd growth

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Encroaching drought in the U.S. southern Plains contributed to the smallest rise in the nation’s cattle population in three years, analysts said after the government’s semi-annual cattle inventory report on Wednesday. Insufficient moisture in parts of Texas and Oklahoma, along with areas of persistent dryness in the northern Plains, hurt winter

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market grinds lower

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen January 29, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $4-$6 lower; however, yearlings and heavier calves experienced a week-over-week decline of $4 to as much as $8 with significant weakness noted in the eastern Prairie regions. Finishing feedlots continue to sit on their hands. Order buyers were active on a scale-down basis and surprised

Livestock, Markets

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers sent nearly one per cent more cattle to U.S. feedlots in December than the same time a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result topped most analysts’ predictions, mainly led by worsening drought in the U.S. southern Plains that shriveled available winter wheat grazing pasture.

Crops, Markets

Prairie feed barley softens as packers bid up cattle

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News January 16, 2018

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices in the Lethbridge area are showing signs of softening as the February lull approaches and warmer weather moves into the province. According to Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities, both feed barley and feed wheat prices are around the $220 per tonne mark, down a touch from the pre-Christmas

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

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U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices gaining momentum

Klassen: Feeder markets experience lacklustre trade

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta prices see wide range

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on U.S. inventory data

Feed weekly outlook: Demand shifting at Alberta feedlots

Southern Plains drought slows U.S. cattle herd growth

Klassen: Feeder market grinds lower

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

Prairie feed barley softens as packers bid up cattle

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