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CME April 2019 live cattle futures, with 20-day moving average in brown. (Barchart)

Klassen: Improving margins underpin feeder market

By Jerry Klassen October 2, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings advanced $2-$5 while calves were unchanged to $3 higher. April live cattle futures are in a bull market; I’ve had many calls from producers and all I tell them is that April live cattle futures are in a bull market. Just as important, a market will not culminate […] Read more

Curt Pate demonstrates his pressuring technique with cattle in the chute.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Effective stockmanship adds to the bottom line

... and it’s the right thing to do

By Piper Whelan September 28, 2018

For Curt Pate, handling cattle in an effective manner is vital to a stockman’s success. “What we really need to think about are what the effects of our cattle handling are doing to the performance of our cattle,” he said during the 2018 Western Canada Feedlot Management School in Regina. Pate, who came into the […] Read more

The best strategy to keep dust down is to avoid a buildup of organic matter.

Finishers, News, News Roundup

Managing dust in beef feedlots

Management: News Roundup from the September 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 13, 2018

Dust can become an issue in feedlots under hot, dry conditions which encouraged Nebraska extension educator Larry Howard to round up some advice on ways to minimize the aggravation dust creates for the cattle, and the people looking after them. Most often, he says, the worst time for dust is during the late afternoon and […] Read more

The recent Beef Quality Audit saw thousands of cattle and carcasses examined for a wide variety of possible defects.

Beef Cattle, Research

What we learned from the Canada Beef Quality Audit

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen September 10, 2018

Canada’s fourth Beef Quality Audit was completed in March 2018, following previous audits in 1995, 1998 and 2010-11. The carcass audit measured the incidence and economic costs of avoidable defects in Canadian slaughter cattle and beef and identified opportunities to avoid these losses. What they did: Mark Klassen, Joyce van Donkersgoed and a team of […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market reflects vulnerability

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News September 4, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded within $5 on either side of unchanged. Strength was noted in the major feeding regions of Alberta while subdued buying interest was noted in other regions of the Prairies. Major operations focused on local cattle, especially in southern Alberta. Feature sales attracted larger crowds which enhanced […] Read more

Livestock, Vet advice

High-risk calves a welfare concern

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

By Dr. Ron Clarke August 29, 2018

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) accounts for 65 to 80 per cent of the morbidity (sickness) and 45 to 75 per cent of the mortality (deaths) in feedlots. Dr. Dan Thompson of Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine, speaking at the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine 2018 Beef Cattle Conference on managing high-risk calves, highlighted the […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain prices

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News August 21, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were $4 on either side of unchanged and the market was quite variable across the Prairies. Strength was noted early in the week but feedlot operators pulled in the reins on Thursday and Friday. Strength in the barley market along with lower feeder cattle prices south of […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fed cattle market leads yearlings higher

By Jerry Klassen July 10, 2018

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3 to as much as $6 higher. While many auction barns were on holidays, buyers had a full deck of orders for the limited supplies on hand. Many buyers and few sellers characterized the market environment. The quality of cattle is quite variable at this time of year but […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Yearlings lead feeder complex higher

By Jerry Klassen July 3, 2018

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3 lower to as much as $8 higher. Lower supplies made the market hard to define in some regions but quality packages were very well bid. Heifers were somewhat softer but overall, the market continues to strengthen. Larger operations in southern Alberta were once again leading the charge higher […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. feedlots draw more cattle than expected in May

By Theopolis Waters June 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers in May drove more cattle into U.S. feedlots than anticipated compared with the same period a year ago, said analysts after Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly Cattle on Feed report. The data also showed the June 1 feedlot cattle supply climbed 4.1 per cent from a year earlier — […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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Klassen: Improving margins underpin feeder market

Effective stockmanship adds to the bottom line

Managing dust in beef feedlots

What we learned from the Canada Beef Quality Audit

Klassen: Feeder market reflects vulnerability

High-risk calves a welfare concern

Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain prices

Klassen: Fed cattle market leads yearlings higher

Klassen: Yearlings lead feeder complex higher

U.S. feedlots draw more cattle than expected in May

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