Insights and Stories of Jerry Klassen

Dec. 27, 2011 at 5:06 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 per hundredweight (cwt) lower in comparison to week-ago levels. Many feedlots are running on skeleton crews through Christmas and New Year’s and they don’t want to be processing large numbers at this time. Auction market numbers were lower and the market […]

By Jerry Klassen

Dec. 19, 2011 at 12:30 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady with week-ago levels as mild  temperatures and limited precipitation provided optimal conditions for feedlot placements. Despite the softer tone for fed cattle, buying interest came forward from larger feedlot operators and the smaller farmer feedlot backgrounder. Run-of-the-mill black Angus-cross age-verified steer calves weighing […]

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Dec. 12, 2011 at 11:58 pm CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady with week-ago levels. Auction market volumes remain quite high for this time of year; however, buying interest has subsided, with many feedlot operators comfortable with current numbers on feed heading into the New Year. Colder temperatures also set a negative tone as buyers […]

By Jerry Klassen

Dec. 5, 2011 at 4:59 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week. Stronger buying interest was attributed to positive feeding margins, year-end buying and positive economic data. Run-of-the-mill mixed steer calves in central Alberta averaging 524 pounds brought back $167/cwt. Red Angus-Simmental cross steers with Ralgro implants […]

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Nov. 29, 2011 at 8:55 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$4 per hundredweight (cwt) lower on average last week. Run-of-the-mill red and black large-framed heifers averaging 638 pounds with no special qualities sold for $138/cwt landed in southern Alberta. Red and black Angus steers averaging 600 lbs. sold for $147/cwt in central Alberta. Simmental-red […]

By Jerry Klassen