Insights and Stories on Jerry Klassen

Feb. 18, 2025 at 10:02 am CST

For the week ending February 15, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to five dollars higher on average compared to seven days earlier. The market has recovered after the recent stretch of adverse weather and the U.S. tariff threat in early February.

By Jerry Klassen

Feb. 11, 2025 at 10:50 am CST

For the week ending February 8, the Western Canadian feeder cattle market was hard to define. Prices were softer earlier in the week but were creeping higher by Friday.

By Jerry Klassen

Feb. 4, 2025 at 11:12 am CST

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier.  In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 28, 2025 at 11:39 am CST

For the week ending January 25, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $$3-$6/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Higher quality genetics and lower flesh replacements were slightly firmer; however, feedlot operators incorporated the appropriate discounts on fleshier types and lower efficiency, smaller frame animals.

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 21, 2025 at 10:14 am CST

There was a surge in farmer selling across Western Canada last week. Sales volumes were larger than normal at many auction barns.  The fear that President Trump would implement a tariff on feeder cattle ignited fears that that market would drop sharply.  

By Jerry Klassen