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Market uncertainty continues to drive live cattle futures lower.

Reduced shifts, closures see cash cattle prices sink

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the May 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Debbie McMillin April 17, 2020

Fed cattle Fed cattle cash prices in recent weeks have moved sharply lower as uncertainty in the market continues to drive live cattle futures lower. Reduced packing plant shifts and temporary closures across North America in recent weeks have pressured the market. Disruptions to consumers’ lives and livelihoods have shifted consumer spending. Product demand at […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, demand quiet

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains has slowed down on the Prairies due to uncertainty in cattle markets posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many cattle processing and packing plants across North America have closed or slowed production due to lack of staff, leading to widespread issues in feed grain supply chains. “The lack of forward […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 15, 2020

It appears finishing feedlots and cattle buyers are coming to terms with the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic may last longer than earlier anticipated. The “hope” factor that this environment will be short-lived has evaporated. Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to as much as $10 lower, with yearlings absorbing […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 31, 2020

Last 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 compared to seven days earlier, while calves were trading $4 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels. Cow-calf producers and backgrounding operators have been holding […] Read more

The coronavirus’s spread has shifted beef consumer behaviours to end cuts and grinding and trim products.

Beef Cattle, Markets

COVID-19 pandemic sees cattle markets plunge

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the April 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Debbie McMillin March 19, 2020

Fed Cattle Global uncertainty resulting from the rapidly changing COVID-19 pandemic has caused all financial and commodity markets to struggle. The cattle markets have not been excluded from this as we have watched the fed cattle price plummet in recent weeks. The fed cattle cash average is $141.54/cwt, which is $22/cwt lower than the high […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

Beef demand is strong but cattle prices are under pressure, Canfax says

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News March 17, 2020

Cattle markets have tumbled as a result of COVID-19, according to the senior analyst at Canfax. “Feeder markets are off pretty hard, some of them are off 15 to 20 cents a pound, this week,” Brian Perillat said Tuesday. “They have been depressed over the last month. Feedlots too. Fed price is at the low […] Read more

An image created by Nexu Science Communication, together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus, the type of virus linked to COVID-19. (Nexu Science Communication via Reuters)

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Coronavirus fears weigh on feeder markets

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News March 3, 2020

Western Canadian feeder prices were not immune to the meltdown of financial and commodity markets last week. Buyers appeared to incorporate a risk discount due to uncertainty in beef demand over the next few months. Compared to last week, larger groups of quality yearlings traded $3-$5 lower while smaller packages were down $4 to as […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 18, 2020

Compared to last week, yearling prices were steady to as much as $4 lower depending on the region in Western Canada. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at an average price of $252 on a dressed basis, down $6-$8 from last week and down about $20 from the last week of January. Weakness in fed […] Read more

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News February 11, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian prices for yearling and heavier calves were down $2-$4 on average. The calf market was hard to define; Alberta markets traded $3 lower to $4 higher but notable strength was evident in Saskatchewan and Manitoba where values were steady to $4 higher. Favourable weather contributed to higher auction market […] Read more

CME June 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

By Jerry Klassen February 4, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 lower in Alberta while prices eroded by $2-$5 in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Noticeable weakness was evident in yearling prices, while grass cattle experienced limited slippage. Backgrounding operators are starting to liquidate fall-placed calves. Quality was quite variable, with fleshier cattle experiencing sharper […] Read more

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Reduced shifts, closures see cash cattle prices sink

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, demand quiet

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle prices weigh on feeder market

Klassen: Feeder market experiences fortuitous bounce

COVID-19 pandemic sees cattle markets plunge

Uncertainty drags on Canadian cattle markets

Klassen: Coronavirus fears weigh on feeder markets

Klassen: Calf prices divorce from yearling markets

Klassen: Uncertain beef demand weighs on feeder market

Klassen: Feeder market remains under pressure

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