Insights and Stories on Cattle Sales

Klassen: Positive feeding margins lift feeder complex

Apr. 25, 2023 at 11:40 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded steady to $5/cwt higher. Feeders in the 650- to 800-lb. category appeared to jump $4/cwt to as much as $8/cwt in some cases. Calves under 650 lbs. were up $5-$10/cwt. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in southern Alberta on a live […]

Initial drought list ready for 2022 livestock tax deferrals

Aug. 30, 2022 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Klassen: Steady fed cattle market supports feeder complex

Apr. 5, 2022 at 3:25 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Mar. 20, 2020 at 7:53 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Livestock auction marts to decide on next steps

Mar. 17, 2020 at 2:33 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Klassen: Softer fed cattle market weighs on feeder prices

Aug. 10, 2015 at 6:06 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle traded at similar levels to seven days earlier on very light volumes and little buying interest. Most auction barns were closed and cattle buyers are on holidays, so drawing market information is like the young cowboy at the high school dance — his mind is anywhere […]

By Jerry Klassen

TMX turning to cattle sales

Jun. 16, 2015 at 2:34 pm CDT

Reuters — TMX Group, operator of Canada’s TSX stock exchange, hopes to rope a piece of the $90 billion North America cattle sector, and said Tuesday it would offer the continent’s first online sales platform of its kind. The expansion into a new business comes weeks after the TMX completed […]

By Alastair Sharp Rod Nickel