Insights and Stories on Calves

Oct. 10, 2016 at 6:35 pm CDT

Patience is a virtue, the old saying goes. Unlike the past few years, feedlot operators have been rewarded for waiting and there is no clear signal the market has any incentive to deviate from the current direction. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $5-$8 below week-ago levels as larger numbers […]

By Jerry Klassen

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:16 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a diverse tone across the Prairies, with notable buying interest surfacing on yearlings. Compared to seven days earlier, prices for yearlings in southern Alberta were $5-$7 higher on average, as feedlots focused on purchasing local cattle. In southern Alberta, larger-frame lower-flesh black steers weighing […]

By Jerry Klassen

Sep. 13, 2016 at 12:16 pm CDT

By Debbie Furber

May. 20, 2016 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed into U.S. feedlots in April jumped seven per cent from a year earlier, according to a government report on Friday, far exceeding most analysts’ forecasts. Feedlots were still operating at a loss, analysts said. But lower prices for young calves allowed […]

By Theopolis Waters