For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier. In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.
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Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat
News from the Gelbvieh cattle association
Purely Purebred, news from the February 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Twin View Livestock and Goodview Gelbvieh exhibited the Grand Champion Purebred Bull, AWB Twin View Universal 22L ET, at Farmfair’s 50th Anniversary National Gelbvieh Show. Twin View Livestock hails from Parkbeg, Sask., and Goodview Gelbvieh from Punnichy, Sask. The Grand Champion Purebred Female was RWG Parkland K406, exhibited by Royal Western Gelbvieh of Red Deer […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue slide, hogs make slight gains
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures continued to slide on Thursday after Wednesday's fall from highs.
Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market holds value on Ontario demand
For the week ending January 25, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $$3-$6/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Higher quality genetics and lower flesh replacements were slightly firmer; however, feedlot operators incorporated the appropriate discounts on fleshier types and lower efficiency, smaller frame animals.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to surge as U.S. cattle on feed inventory declines
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures rose across the board on Friday with cattle continuing a run of record-setting prices.
U.S. livestock: Cattle continue upward march
Cattle at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their upward march on Thursday after Wednesday’s jump, while lean hogs were mixed.
Analysts believe American tariffs are inevitable
Cattle producers less vulnerable for now than feeders, hog producers analysts say
Canada’s livestock sectors have been anxious about the prospect of tariffs since Donald Trump won the American election in November. Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president at the Canadian Cattle Association, said without knowing exactly what is coming, the organization could analyze the threatened tariffs only so much.
Canadian Western Agribition highlights
Purely Purebred, news from the January 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian Western Agribition celebrated 25 years of Beef Supreme in November. Red Wilbar Hennessy 3K, a Red Angus bull, was named Supreme bull. The bull is co-owned by Wilbar Cattle Co. at Dundurn, Sask., and Rohrich Cutting Edge Ranch in North Dakota. The Supreme champion female was Wheatland Lady 211H, a Simmental cow, with calf […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge as funds take huge net long position
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures climbed to life of contract highs on Wednesday, as funds took a massive net long position, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs dip
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mixed as trade resumed following the U.S. long weekend. Most active April live cattle futures closed with small losses, reaching 197.325 cents per pound, down 0.175 cents. February live cattle gained 0.300 cents to close at 197.050 cents per pound.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
