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Klassen: Feeder market holds values through volatility

By Jerry Klassen October 2, 2017

Buyers kept a respectful distance from the market early in the week. Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were lackadaisical due to the bearish sentiment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report. However, by Friday, all weight categories were trading steady with week-ago levels. Feedlot operators were bent upon ownership with an insatiable […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Strong Canadian dollar weighs on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News September 12, 2017

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-$6 on average while calf values dropped $5 to as much as $10 in some cases. Most auction barns held feature yearling sales last week; there were small groups of calves available but the market was quite variable and hard to define in the lighter […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Will sustainable beef pay?

By Gren Winslow September 12, 2017

[Updated: Sept. 14, 2017] – Finally. After years of discussion and planning and surveying and researching, the Canadian version of Verified Sustainable Beef is about to face its ultimate test in the marketplace. It begins this October with the soft launch of the Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot in which Cargill, the Beef InfoXchange System […] Read more

Future growth in the industry depends on a higher rate of weaned heifer retention this fall.

Beef Cattle, Features, Markets

What the latest Census tells us about Canada’s beef herd

Marketing with Charlie Gracey

By Charlie Gracey August 29, 2017

The Canadian beef cow herd reached a new record high of 4.92 million head on July 1, 2003, less than two months after the discovery of BSE in a herd in Alberta. For present purposes, I regard the 2003 number as the all-time peak even though beef cow numbers were forced upward to 5.44 million […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

Celebrating the beef industry

Straight from the hip with Brenda Schoepp

By Brenda Schoepp August 15, 2017

This month we converge as a national beef industry and acknowledge the men and women who make this business exceptional. As this is my 100th time penning this column it brings me great joy to “thank you” for the commitment and vibrancy that each of you brings to the table. Such competencies are featured throughout […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes

By Jerry Klassen May 30, 2017

After the recent rally, cattle buyers noted that price spreads between weight categories came back in line with traditional levels this week. Shorter-keep yearlings were steady to $4 weaker compared to seven days earlier; mid-weight cattle from 700 to 800 lbs. were relatively unchanged while feeders under 700 lbs. were $4 to $8 higher. On […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices surge

By Jerry Klassen May 1, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices once again traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels, with shorter-keep quality cattle as much as $8 higher. Historically strong feeding margins, along with triple-digit gains in the futures market from Wednesday through Friday, set the positive tone. Feedlots that were holding back on purchases finally stepped forward, pushing the market to […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlot operators aggressively bid up feeders

By Jerry Klassen April 25, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle continued the upward trend trading $5 to $8 above week-ago levels on average with higher quality feeders as much as $12 higher. Alberta packers were buying cattle near $177 on a live basis, which is about $35 above breakeven pen closeouts. Ongoing strength in the fed cattle market set a positive […] Read more

NCFA’s Casey Vanderploeg, Andre Roy, Ryan Thompson, and John Shooten in Ottawa.

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

National Cattle Feeders’ Association focused on competitiveness

Associations: News Roundup from the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 20, 2017

“That will be a focus this year,” says NCFA chair Ryan Thompson. “We have made the federal government aware of it and other national organizations are also aware of and using it. It’s a public document on our website for anyone who wants the information.” A feature of this report is the detailed economic analyses […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Renewed confidence lifts feeder cattle market

By Jerry Klassen April 17, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels on average; stronger buying interest was noted on short-keep cattle with prices quoted $5 to as much as $8 higher. Feedlot operators stepped forward more aggressively with ideas that yearling supplies will dwindle over the next month. Quality cattle are starting to thin out at […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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Klassen: Feeder market holds values through volatility

Klassen: Strong Canadian dollar weighs on feeder market

Comment: Will sustainable beef pay?

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Klassen: Feeder cattle prices surge

Klassen: Feedlot operators aggressively bid up feeders

National Cattle Feeders’ Association focused on competitiveness

Klassen: Renewed confidence lifts feeder cattle market

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