Jerry Klassen - Analysis

Jerry Klassen is the president and founder of Resilient Capital, specializing in proprietary commodity futures trading and market analysis. He can be reached at 204-504-8339 or via his website at resilcapital.com.

Stories by Jerry Klassen - Analysis

Cattle eating from a concrete feed bunk in a feedlot.
Livestock Management

Feeder market makes another leg higher

Many auction barns held feature yearling sales over the past week, and there was no shortage of buying interest

For the week ending Aug. 23, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier.
Cattle eating from a concrete bunk in a feedlot.
Livestock Management

Strong demand supports feeder cattle complex

Feedlot operators shrug off weaker live cattle futures on Aug. 8, which may have posed an ominous signal for the sector

For the week ending Aug. 9, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$10 higher on average. Many weight categories notched fresh record highs.
Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock Management, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode

For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define.  The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.

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