Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand softens

Jun. 11, 2019 at 2:41 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $2-$4 lower on average while calves were down $3-$5 depending on the region. Weakness in the fed cattle market continues to spill over into the feeder complex, as margins drift further into red ink. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in […]

Klassen: Feeder market absorbs double-edged sword

Jun. 4, 2019 at 2:19 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Brazil halts beef exports to China after atypical BSE case

Jun. 3, 2019 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Ana Mano

B.C. bovine TB outbreak’s trace-out completed

May. 31, 2019 at 10:42 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Brazil reports atypical BSE case

May. 31, 2019 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Reuters

Klassen: Rising feed grains weigh on feeder market

May. 28, 2019 at 10:20 am CDT

Compared to the previous week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $3 lower over the past week. In some cases, calves were down $4 to as much as $6. Rising feed grain costs weighed on the overall feeder complex. Feed barley in southern Alberta traded in the range […]

By Jerry Klassen

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

May. 21, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

The last of Japan’s BSE-related restrictions on Canadian beef are lifted as of last Friday, with the Japanese government’s agreement to allow beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age (OTMs). Citing industry estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said the added access announced Tuesday could mean an increase of […]

By GFM Staff

Klassen: Feeder market finds support

May. 20, 2019 at 8:40 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $2 lower while calves traded $3 higher to as much as $8 lower. Adverse weather across much of the U.S. Midwest set a negative tone on both sides of the border. U.S. feeder cattle markets were down US$3-$6 from […]

By Jerry Klassen

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

May. 17, 2019 at 6:22 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Japan has agreed to eliminate its long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, opening full access to U.S. cattle products after more than 15 years, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Friday. “The new terms, which take effect immediately, allow […]

By Reuters

Steady Eddie cattle market the envy of other sectors

May. 17, 2019 at 9:05 am CDT

There have been a few small hiccups but unlike much of the ag sector, the cattle market has been blissfully uneventful in recent months. “Calf prices are generally higher than a year ago. We’re seeing our calf and feeder prices 15 to 20 cents higher than a year ago, which […]

By Alexis Kienlen