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Klassen: Fed cattle market drops, feeder market follows

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 21, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were trading $3-$5 lower; markets for calves and feeders fit for grass were unchanged to $3 lower. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $242 on a dressed basis, down $20-$28 from seven days earlier. The sharp drop in the fed cattle market caused feedlot operators to

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Klassen: Feeder market faces many headwinds

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 14, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Feedlot operators and order buyers were contending with a number of variables which resulted in a defensive tone. First, the Canadian dollar rallied late in the week, derailing any buying interest from south of the border. U.S. feeder cattle markets were also trading

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Klassen: Seasonable temperatures enhance feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 9, 2018

Western Canadian yearling markets were actively trading $2-$5 above week-ago levels while prices in the Lethbridge area were up a solid $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. Improving pen conditions, along with a stronger fed cattle market, resulted in a surge of buying interest from southern Alberta operations. Orders from Feedlot Alley

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Klassen: Export, feedlot demand drives feeders higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 1, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $2-$4 higher while calves and lighter-weight feeders were relatively unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis from $270 to $272, up $5-$7 from week-ago levels. This firmer tone in the fed market quickly spilled over into prices for shorter-term replacements. There is

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Klassen: Spring weather revitalizes feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 24, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-$6 higher. Yearlings led the charge higher with quality packages selling $5 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels. The return of seasonal temperatures provided a shot of adrenaline for the feeder market. There are quite a few operations carrying minimal numbers because of

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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

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BeefTalk: Keeping more heifers turned out well

Hanging on to your heifers in tough times can help preserve a herd’s genetics and increase management flexibility

By Kris Ringwall January 17, 2018

How do you cut cow numbers in half and maintain the same number of cows calving? That seems like a strange question, but the question surfaced as the Dickinson Research Extension Center (DREC) prepped for the current drought on this year’s feed supply. The answer is to develop all the heifers as future brood cows.

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market falters

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen December 12, 2017

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $6 lower. Alberta feeder cattle prices appeared to move in line with major U.S. markets, which were also down $3-$5 from week-ago levels; however, minimal slippage was noted in eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Weakness in deferred live and feeder cattle

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Klassen: Feeder market maintains upward trend

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 14, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable this past week. Strength was noted in the eastern Prairie regions where markets traded $5 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels; however, Alberta steer prices were relatively unchanged but heifers traded $5 to $8 higher. Available feeder supplies will tighten as we approach the end

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Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain rally

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen July 11, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Limited cattle were on offer with the shortened holiday week, but quality groups were well bid. Feedlot operators have been aggressively selling fed cattle, freeing up pen space. Although feedlot inventories decline in the summer, many operations want to carry sufficient numbers into the

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Klassen: Fed cattle market drops, feeder market follows

Klassen: Feeder market faces many headwinds

Klassen: Seasonable temperatures enhance feeder market

Klassen: Export, feedlot demand drives feeders higher

Klassen: Spring weather revitalizes feeder market

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices gaining momentum

BeefTalk: Keeping more heifers turned out well

Klassen: Feeder cattle market falters

Klassen: Feeder market maintains upward trend

Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain rally

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