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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures retreat on supply concerns

Jul. 27, 2020 at 5:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. live cattle futures opened firm on Monday but retreated from session highs on technical selling and lingering concerns about cattle supply backups in the wake of recent packing plant closures due to coronavirus infections among workers. Prices climbed at Monday’s open in reaction to Friday’s […]

Klassen: Feeder market looking firm for fall

Jul. 21, 2020 at 12:04 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King lemongrass ration

Jul. 15, 2020 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Elanco Animal Health wins U.S. approval to buy Bayer unit

Jul. 15, 2020 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

China reports lumpy skin disease outbreaks in cattle

Jul. 15, 2020 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Feeder market in summer mode

Jul. 13, 2020 at 9:51 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Volumes are quite thin at this time of year, which makes the market hard to define. Steady demand surfaced on quality groups of yearlings and calves, while late stragglers and heavier-flesh feeders were severely discounted. Pasture conditions are […]

By Jerry Klassen

Beef Breeds Council becomes arm of CCA

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

The market development group representing Canada’s beef cattle seedstock sector has formally merged into the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA). The association on Friday announced the Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC) has officially joined the Beef Cattle Research Council and Canfax among the divisions of the CCA. The move follows a […]

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Feeder cattle market searching for direction

Jul. 7, 2020 at 10:35 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices continue to trade in a sideways pattern. Compared to last week, prices were quoted $2-$3 on either side of unchanged. Most auction barns were on holidays last week and arenas that did hold sales experienced limited volumes. Therefore, the market was hard to define. U.S. […]

By Jerry Klassen

China suspends beef imports from Cargill plant

Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:33 pm CDT

China has temporarily suspended imports of beef from Cargill’s major beef packing plant at High River, Alta., part of a long list of meat plants blocked in the last half of June. The Reuters news service on Monday published a list of meat packing plants from around the world which […]

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:04 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle sold $2 higher to as much as $4 lower. Larger groups of uniform cattle once again carried a premium but the bulk of feeders were small packages of various quality. Buyers were more aggressive on the 700- to 850-lb. weight categories as […]

By Jerry Klassen