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Klassen: Feeder cattle mixed across the Prairies

By Jerry Klassen March 21, 2016

Market sentiment can be extremely variable and this week, we saw a large divergence in the price structure across the Prairies. Alberta feeder cattle prices were generally $3 to $6 higher and in some cases as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Buying interest appeared to fade moving east, with Manitoba markets dropping $4-$8 from […] Read more

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Klassen: Buyers risk-averse on feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen February 23, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were trading $5-$10 below values seven days earlier. Sharper declines were noted on heavier replacements over 800 lbs., which at times sold for $15 below week-ago levels; quality mid-weight feeders in the range of 600 to 800 lbs. were down $8 on average. Eastern Prairie markets held value on feeders […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on renewed buying interest

By Jerry Klassen January 12, 2016

During the first full week of January, western Canadian feeder cattle traded $10-$15 higher compared to late December. In some cases, calves under 600 lbs. were $15-$20 higher. Strength in the nearby fed cattle market, along with the firmer tone to live cattle futures, set a positive tone. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in […] Read more

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Consumers are richer, but their diets likely won’t be

Consumers will have more cash to spend,  but very little will go towards bumping up  their food spending

By Jennifer Blair February 9, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Consumers are starting the year with a little more jingle in their jeans thanks to the drop in oil prices. “About six or seven per cent of people’s spending in a year is just on gasoline,” said Michael Burt, director of industrial economic trends with the Conference Board of Canada. “If you’re suddenly giving people […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle mixed across the Prairies

Klassen: Buyers risk-averse on feeder cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle jump on renewed buying interest

Consumers are richer, but their diets likely won’t be

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