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The constellation of prices is when the deferred live cattle futures behave and move in tandem with the nearby contract.
Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Constellation of cattle futures prices and futures markets spreads

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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The live and feeder cattle futures markets experienced sharp downward price behaviour during the final quarter of 2024. Although the price weakness was being influenced by the nearby fundamentals, the deferred live and feeder cattle contracts were also trending lower. In this article, I’m going to discuss market behaviour referred to as the “constellation of […] Read more
Fed cattle prices will likely continue to struggle through the first quarter of 2024.
Markets, News

Wholesale price drop pressures fed cattle prices

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the February 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle A drop in wholesale prices — in particular the choice cutout value — has in part pressured fed cattle prices lower. Beef demand concerns were evident as we started the new year as retail beef prices are high and cost of living for consumers continues to increase. Since the start of 2024, the […] Read more
Photo: Canada Beef
Markets, Prime cuts

Rough quarter ends 2023

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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The U.S. beef industry will be hoping for a far better start to 2024 than what occurred in 2023’s fourth quarter. A month remained when I wrote this but the five weeks from the third week of October saw a $9.38 per cwt live decline in fed cattle prices and a $9.89 per cwt decline […] Read more
Cattle use round bales as a wind break. (NDSU photo)
Beef Cattle, Markets

Klassen: Yearling return to the lineup on strong demand

Frigid temperatures result in limited volumes

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The market hasn’t missed a beat and started the year where it left in December. The only difference is there are larger supplies of yearlings coming on stream. The benchmark levels had backgrounded steers averaging 1,000 pounds trading from $280-$285/cwt with top bids rounding at $290/cwt. Steers averaging 850-pounds were averaging $300/cwt with top-notch larger groups peaking at $305.
Fed cattle supplies are not tight
Market talk, Markets

Fed cattle supplies are not tight

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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The April 2024 live cattle futures reached a contract high of $199.82/cwt on September 15. Since then, the cash and futures markets have been grinding lower and at the time of writing this article, the April live cattle contract was at $175.50/cwt. I’ve received many calls from feedlot operators inquiring about market direction for the […] Read more
Calves in the auction mart in the fall.
Auction Mart Updates

Auction mart report for the week of December 8, 2023

Regional market analysis from Alberta, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada Members

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Southern Alberta, Courtesy of Perlich Bros. 300 yearlings and calves sold this week. Only a few weeks left to get your cattle marketed as things slow down for the Christmas season. Three-hundred-and-thirteen cows and bulls sold steady with good buyer interest in the younger cows. We have lots of good quality bred cattle on offer […] Read more
Grid sales now account for at least two-thirds of all sales reported to USDA by Kansas cattle feeders.
Markets, Prime cuts

Grid sales grow for beef cattle

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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The U.S. beef industry for many years wrung its collective hands about the declining negotiated cash market for live cattle. Organizations such as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its predecessor spent countless hours in public and private meetings trying to find ways to improve sales without interfering with the market. That they largely failed […] Read more
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Auction Mart Updates

Auction mart report for the week of Oct. 27, 2023

Regional market analysis from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada members

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Southern Saskatchewan, courtesy of Whitewood Livestock This week 2,900 cattle went through the ring, with half heading to southern Alberta, 35 per cent to Eastern Canada, 10 per cent to the U.S. and five per cent to local buyers. The majority (97 per cent) of those animals were fresh calves, and the remainder split evenly […] Read more
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.
Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Feeder cattle outside finishing feedlots

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Feeder cattle prices in Canada and the U.S. have been trading at or near historical highs. I’ve received many phone calls and emails from cow-calf producers and feedlot operators inquiring about further upside in the feeder cattle complex. Recently, the USDA and Statistics Canada released their semi-annual cattle inventory surveys. The cattle herd remains in […] Read more
Feeder cattle reach record-high prices third week of September
Markets, News

Feeder cattle reach record-high prices third week of September

The Markets with Deb McMillin, from the October 17, 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fed cattle Fed cattle prices surpassed expectations for the summer market, only experiencing a moderate downside through the third quarter of 2023. Recently, the market has held mostly steady, trading between $231/cwt and $233/cwt. The third week of September posted a fed steer average of $232.87/cwt, which is $50.93/cwt higher when compared to the same […] Read more

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