Jerry Klassen

Feeder cattle prices in Western Canada were $1 to $3 higher this past week for calves weighing less than 700 pounds. Prices were slightly softer for heavier feeders in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, while regular demand in Alberta kept prices firm. Available feeder cattle numbers are dwindling and this upcoming week will be very slow, with […] Read more

Feeder cattle prices are $2 to $4 higher for the second week in a row. Prices have bounced off the recent lows as the available supplies begin to decline. Auction markets are experiencing the seasonal slowdown while buyers are contending with excessive rain. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot conditions remain poor, with cattle up their bellies […] Read more

Cash feeder prices in Western Canada were $1 to $3 higher last week. Demand was steady for 6- to 7-weight cattle but buying interest picked up for feeders in the 8-weight and heavier category. Export movement has slowed with weekly numbers under 5,000 head per week; however, U.S. order buyers were showing interest for the […] Read more

Feeder cattle prices in Western Canada were steady to $2 higher last week; U.S. prices were $1 to $3 higher on average. Despite the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, the market was fairly solid as U.S. fed cattle sold for $1 to $2 higher. Gains in the slaughter market were transferred immediately into the feeder complex […] Read more

Feeder cattle prices were $2 to $5 lower last week as excessive rains plagued most of Western Canada. Feedlots are contending with horrible pen conditions along with major inefficiencies in weight gains as cattle are up to their waists in manure. Lower prices did little to spur on buying enthusiasm as potential for higher death […] Read more

Feeder cattle prices came under pressure this past week on fears that the European debt crisis will slow the economic recovery in North America. Markets don’t like uncertainty and we have seen how fast consumer spending can contract, influencing overall beef consumption. Equity markets have lost over 10 per cent of their value since the […] Read more

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $1 higher last week while U.S. prices were $1 to $3 higher. The weaker Canadian dollar enhanced demand from south of the border and domestic buying interest also resurfaced. Buyers searching for grass cattle were out in full force, competing with aggressive feedlot interests. CanFax reported April […] Read more

Feeder cattle in Western Canada held value last week despite the Canadian dollar dipping to 12-week lows. Demand for grass cattle has subsided as many farmers are preparing to start seeding. Secondly, there is a fair amount of uncertainty in the world and feedlot operators chose to sit on their hands last week. The media […] Read more

The upward trend continues in feeder cattle as prices were once again $3 to $5 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week. Rain across Western Canada has renewed buying interest for grass cattle. Farmers with any significant amount of pasture are now shopping for feeder cattle. The optimistic outlook for fed cattle has also brought the […] Read more

April 26 — Feeder cattle prices in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan jumped by $4-$7 per hundredweight (cwt) last week. Buying interest for grass cattle skyrocketed after the snowfall in southern Alberta along with the rains in central Saskatchewan. U.S. grass cattle supplies are also tightening, improving the export program. April feeder cattle exports are on […] Read more