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CCA president Bob Lowe speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on March 21, 2022, calling for federal back-to-work legislation to end a work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway. (CPAC video screengrab via YouTube)

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AUDIO: Pandemic woes push beef industry to collaborate

Bob Lowe reflects on his two-year term as president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, which began just as the country was locked down due to COVID.

By Lisa Guenther April 22, 2022

Bob Lowe was elected president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) on March 13, 2020. Coincidentally, that was a Friday, and if you’re at all superstitious, you might see that as foreshadowing. By the next week, the country was in lockdown in an effort to slow COVID. Over the next two years, the beef industry […] Read more

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Klassen: Yearling prices soften but calves drop sharply

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 20, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices unchanged to $4 lower on average while calves were down $4 to as much as $8 in some cases. The steer-heifer spread appeared to widen by $2-$3 for yearlings and $3-$6 for calves. Adverse weather set a negative tone and the market appeared to incorporate a risk […] Read more

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Klassen: Feedlots value feeders on finished cattle price projections

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 12, 2022

Compared to the week ending March 2, western Canadian yearling prices were $3-$5 lower on average. Mid-weight replacements in the range of 650-800 lbs. were down $8-$12. Steer calves under 650 lbs. traded steady to $5 lower. Heifer calves under 650 lbs. were also down $8-$12. The market was hard to define for heifer calves […] Read more

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Klassen: Steady fed cattle market supports feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 5, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 higher on average while calves were steady to as much as $5 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $273-$275 delivered; live prices were quoted at $161 f.o.b. the feedlot. There is a severe backlog of market-ready […] Read more

CME December 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

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Klassen: Feeder market showing strength in deferred positions

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 29, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $3-$5 lower on average while calves traded steady to $4 lower. Outside central Alberta, the steer-heifer spread appeared to widen by $2-$4. Strength in corn futures contributed to the defensive tone. Feedlot operators buying hand-to-mouth have been caught off guard with the recent jump in feed […] Read more

CME April 2023 live cattle (candlesticks, right column) with CME April 2022 feeder cattle (dark red line, left column). (Barchart)

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Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures underpin feeder cattle prices

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 22, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2-$4 on either side of unchanged. Major feedlot operations in Alberta continue to carry large numbers of market-ready cattle. The backlog of fed cattle appears to be worse than earlier anticipated. Yearlings were featured at auction barns in the main feeding regions of Alberta. Feedlot […] Read more

CME June 2022 live cattle (green and red candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (black line) and December 2022 live cattle (dark red candlesticks). (Barchart)

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 15, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 higher to as much as $5 lower depending on the region. Mid-weight calves weighing 650-800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while lighter weight calves were steady to $3 higher on average. June live cattle are off $9 from their mid-February highs while the December 2022 live […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market shows resilience

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 1, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Calves in the range of 600-800 lbs. traded steady to $4 higher. Calves under 600 lbs. were $1-$2 higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan but traded $2-$3 lower in Manitoba. Alberta feedlot operators appeared to shrug off the geopolitical events last […] Read more

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Klassen: Weather factors influence calf prices

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 22, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $4 lower to as much as $5 higher. Mid-weight feeder cattle traded relatively unchanged with strong demand noted on steers. Steer calves were firm, trading $2-$5 higher while heifer calves traded $4-$5 on either side of unchanged. The market was hard to define for calves and […] Read more

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Klassen: Demand increases for lighter-weight feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 15, 2022

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged to $4 higher. Mid-weight feeders from 660 to 750 pounds traded $2 to as much as $6 higher on average. Feeder cattle in the 550- to 650-lb. range traded $4 to as much as $10 higher. Feeder cattle under 550 lbs. were up $10-$20 depending […] Read more

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Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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AUDIO: Pandemic woes push beef industry to collaborate

Klassen: Yearling prices soften but calves drop sharply

Klassen: Feedlots value feeders on finished cattle price projections

Klassen: Steady fed cattle market supports feeder complex

Klassen: Feeder market showing strength in deferred positions

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures underpin feeder cattle prices

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences volatility

Klassen: Feeder market shows resilience

Klassen: Weather factors influence calf prices

Klassen: Demand increases for lighter-weight feeder cattle

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