Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Klassen: Yearlings lead feeder complex higher

Jul. 3, 2018 at 6:53 pm CDT

Compared to last week, yearlings traded $3 lower to as much as $8 higher. Lower supplies made the market hard to define in some regions but quality packages were very well bid. Heifers were somewhat softer but overall, the market continues to strengthen. Larger operations in southern Alberta were once […]

Brazil’s BNDES willing to sell JBS stake

Jun. 30, 2018 at 12:19 am CDT

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up on better cash sales

Jun. 29, 2018 at 8:17 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Klassen: Weaker barley prices enhance yearling prices

Jun. 26, 2018 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. feedlots draw more cattle than expected in May

Jun. 23, 2018 at 2:01 am CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Stronger demand sustains feeder cattle market

Jun. 18, 2018 at 8:41 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. Feeder cattle numbers are declining at this time of year, so those buyers looking to secure ownership had to be more aggressive. Higher-quality packages were available in Saskatchewan, which traded at a small premium to Alberta markets. In central […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Weaker corn, barley prices support feeder market

Jun. 11, 2018 at 9:00 pm CDT

Western Canadian yearling prices traded $3 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels while calves were steady to $2 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $140-$143, unchanged from week-ago levels; however, a fortuitous $5 bounce in the U.S. fed cattle market bolstered buying enthusiasm […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes on lower supplies

Jun. 4, 2018 at 8:07 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged to $2 higher on average. Feeder cattle markets appear to have divorced from the fed cattle complex and calves are now reaching levels not seen since November last year. Feedlot operators were fairly aggressive on all weight categories under […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market undergoes minor recovery

May. 28, 2018 at 9:46 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings sold $3 to as much as $6 higher while calf markets were relatively unchanged. Feeder cattle futures experienced a $5-$7 rally, which quickly renewed optimism in the cash trade. Ideas that yearling supplies will drop below year-ago levels on both sides of the […]

By Jerry Klassen

OIE declares Brazil free of foot-and-mouth, with vaccination

May. 24, 2018 at 7:56 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination on Thursday, opening new export prospects for the world’s largest beef exporter. The OIE already considered most of Brazil to be free of FMD with vaccination. The declaration, which the […]

By Reuters