For the week ending Sept. 27, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10 per hundredweight higher to $10 per cwt. lower compared to seven days earlier.
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Feeder market feels vulnerable at historical highs
Wholesale choice beef prices have been trending lower since they reached historical highs in early August
Cattle feeder market slips off its record highs
The October feeder cattle futures have been trading at a $15 per cwt. premium to the deferred March 2026 contract
For the week ending Sept. 20, western Canadian feeder markets traded steady to $5 per hundredweight lower compared to seven days earlier.
Feeder market eyes deferred live cattle futures
Profitability in the deferred positions has evaporated given the weakness seen in the deferred live cattle futures
For the week ending Sept. 13, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier.
U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest cattle on feed report behind much of the activity. The report came out after the markets closed, with placements in August down 10 per cent on the year at 1.78 million head and marketings […] Read more
Feeder market consolidates at historic highs
For the week ending Sept. 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier.
Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs
For the week ending September 6, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $525/cwt, up $15/cwt from a week earlier. Using a 60 per cent grading, this equates to a live price of $315/cwt. Current breakeven pen closeout […] Read more
Feeder market continues the climb
For the week ending Aug. 30, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-8 per hundredweight higher on average.
Several market relationships are out of kilter
We take a look at why extreme positions are being taken in three specific crop commodity markets and why it matters
Commodity watcher John DePutter takes a look at why ‘extreme market positions’ are being taken in corn, wheat and soybean futures — and why that matters to Prairie farmers.
Saskatchewan RM declines feedlot application, cites bylaws
The southwestern municipality says Monette Farms site near Lac Pelletier would be too close to its nearest neighbour
Already facing some community pushback, a proposed 2,000-head cattle feedlot south of Swift Current, Sask., has been rejected for a municipal permit, partly over zoning concerns about the minimum distance from a residence.
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.
