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CME August 2021 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and 100-day moving average (black line). (Barchart)

Klassen: Stronger demand drives feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 13, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $3 to as much as $6 higher, but calf prices were relatively unchanged. Major feedlot operators were very aggressive on heavier calves and yearlings weighing 700-850 lbs. Yearlings over 850 lbs. were also well bid but not as strong as their lighter-weight counterparts. Feed barley prices […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder market digests USDA acreage report

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 6, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Lower flesh yearlings appeared to trade $2-$3 higher in certain pockets of Alberta but replacements carrying excessive butter experienced severe discounts of $6 to as much as $10 in some cases. October and December live cattle futures made fresh contract highs, which underpinned […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market exhibits defensive tone

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 1, 2021

March 30 — Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $245-$249 delivered, down from the average value of $250 seven days earlier. Deteriorating feeding margins set a negative tone for the […] Read more

CME May 2021 feeder cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

Feed grain values remain firm

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 24, 2021

Last week, western Canadian yearling markets were traded $2-$4 above week-ago levels from Monday through Wednesday; however, buyers backed away from the market on Thursday and Friday as feeder cattle futures fell nearly $7 from Wednesday’s high. By the end of the week, yearlings were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Calf prices were relatively flat […] Read more

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Klassen: Uncertain feed grain market weighs on feeder cattle

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 16, 2021

Compared 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 Alberta, prices were down $2-$4 on average. Calves weighing 600 to 750 lbs. were $4 lower to $4 higher and feeders under 600 lbs. were steady to $3 […] Read more

Three generations of the Oberle Farm with the triplets. Left to right: grandfather Ralph Oberle, grandson Mackenzie Oberle and son Kelly Oberle.

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Oberle Farms sees two sets of Charolais triplets

Purely Purebred, news from the March 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar March 11, 2021

Most cattlemen would agree that single calves are the norm, with the odd set of twin calves making an appearance. Triplets are not normally ever seen in a lifetime. How about two sets of triplets on the same farm? Oberle Farms is a purebred Charolais farm near Shaunavon in southwest Saskatchewan that had triplets within […] Read more

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Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 9, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $5 lower to $3 higher while calves under 600 lbs. were $2 to as much as $7 higher. Yearlings were somewhat sluggish in the eastern Prairie regions, as feedlot operators in Alberta focused on local cattle. Fleshier backgrounded cattle are coming on the market at this […] Read more

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Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 2, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were unchanged while calves were steady to $2 higher on average. Auction barns received larger supplies of backgrounded cattle and there was a fair amount of direct trade of yearlings off farm. Larger supplies of heavier-weight feeders appeared to limit the upside but there was no slippage. […] Read more

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Canada’s year-end cattle herd continues shrinking

Slaughter beat pre-pandemic pace in second half, StatsCan says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 2, 2021

Year-over-year contraction continued for Canada’s cattle herd at the start of 2021, while newborn piglet counts kept Canada’s hog herd on the rise during the same period, according to Statistics Canada. StatsCan on Monday reported 11.2 million cattle on Canadian farms at Jan, 1, 2021 — down one per cent from the year-earlier date and […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder cattle demand surges

Cow-calf producers already thinking spring

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 23, 2021

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings sold $3-$5 higher while calves traded $6 to as much as $10 higher. The return of moderate temperatures enhanced buying enthusiasm across the Prairies. Strength in deferred live cattle futures appeared to offset strong feed grain values. Yearling prices were rather soft through January and the first half […] Read more

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Klassen: Stronger demand drives feeder market

Klassen: Feeder market digests USDA acreage report

Klassen: Feeder cattle market exhibits defensive tone

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

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Oberle Farms sees two sets of Charolais triplets

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher

Klassen: Steady demand supports feeder cattle prices

Canada’s year-end cattle herd continues shrinking

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