Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpin barley in Feedlot Alley
Reading Time: 2 minutesMarketsFarm — The adverse 2019 harvest across Western Canada may have left more grain grading as feed than normal, but issues in getting that barley and wheat to livestock...
View ArticleKlassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week, the feeder market started on a very sluggish tone. Buyers were sitting back waiting for the market to establish direction. By Friday, yearling prices were up $2-$4...
View ArticleKlassen: Quality features influence feeder cattle prices
Reading Time: 2 minutesWestern Canadian yearling markets have traded in a sideways range over the past couple of weeks; major feedlot operators have been aggressive for 800-pound-plus feeders just off...
View ArticleKlassen: Uncertain feed grain market weighs on feeder cattle
Reading Time: 2 minutesCompared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Certain reports had yearling markets trading $3 on either side of unchanged while in southern...
View ArticleFeed weekly outlook: Alternatives in greater demand
Reading Time: 2 minutesMarketsFarm — Price increases for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada have caused more feeders to look elsewhere for sustenance for their livestock. Prices over the last year...
View ArticleKlassen: Feeder market heating up
Reading Time: 2 minutesCompared to last week, quality yearling packages were $2-$5 higher while calf values were unchanged to $2 higher. A surge in buying interest surfaced for yearlings last week as...
View ArticleFeed weekly outlook: Canada’s barley exports show no signs of slowing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarketsFarm — Tight Canadian barley supplies, due in part to surging export demand, have kept feed grain bids well supported in the Prairies over the past few months. The...
View ArticleFeed weekly outlook: Rising costs cut into cattle profits
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarketsFarm — Strong demand for beef has kept fed cattle prices in Western Canada well supported, but high feed grain prices continue to cut into profits in the feeder...
View ArticleKlassen: Feeder cattle market grinds lower
Reading Time: 2 minutesCompared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were down $2-$5 while calves dropped by $3 to as much as $8. We’re now seeing some medium-quality calves weighing around...
View ArticleKlassen: Feeder cattle market continues on downward trend
Reading Time: 2 minutesCompared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets dropped $2 to $4 while calf prices sank $2 to as much as $6 on average. Rising feed grain prices set a negative tone....
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