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File photo of cattle in a Kansas feedlot. (BeyondImages/E+/Getty Images)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates as supplies decrease

By Jerry Klassen May 6, 2025
For the week ending May 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. The heifer discount to steers continues to narrow. Steady buying interest from Ontario was noted in Manitoba and certain locations in Saskatchewan.

Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Higher packer bids enhance feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen April 29, 2025
For the week ending April 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $5 higher compared to seven days earlier.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Fall fed cattle supply concerns strengthen feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen April 22, 2025
For the week ending April 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $2 to $3 above week-ago levels. Many auction barns did not have sales due to Good Friday but sale volumes were also smaller at active locations.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Livestock

Calves recover quicker with pain control at castration

Animal Health: A recent survey showed 85 per cent of cattle farmers were castrating calves at less than three months

By John Campbell April 20, 2025
You probably won’t make money by using pain control, but your calves will feel better, pair up faster and you’ll be doing something that promotes animal welfare in your industry, veteriarian and researcher John Campbell says.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market returns to historical highs

By Jerry Klassen April 15, 2025
For the week ending April 12, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded stead to as much as $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. The market has fully recovered from U.S. tariff uncertainty. Strength in the fed cattle market and healthy feeding margins continue drive replacement prices upward.

Photo: Clinton Austin/Getty Images Plus
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences volatility during U.S. tariff week

By Jerry Klassen April 8, 2025
During the week ending April 5, the feeder market felt sluggish early in the week. Prices were a bit softer on Monday and by Wednesday morning, quoted values were $10 to as much $20 below week ago levels. After making weekly lows Wednesday, prices fully recovered to the previous week’s levels.


Keep on top of pain this calving season
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Keep on top of pain this calving season

Controlling pain during calving can help keep both calf and mother healthy and lead to better outcomes

By Jeff Melchior April 4, 2025
A more comfortable delivery generally jumpstarts the odds of a healthy cow and a calf that will pair well and start nursing without issue.

It’s estimated 70 per cent of heifers that were born in the first 21 days of calving season will cycle before their first breeding session.
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Reframing the view on heifer retention

Expanded screening tools can take the guesswork out of choosing replacement heifers

By Diana Martin April 4, 2025
Replacing heifers based on visual phenotype and genetic merit, rather than early screening, leaves potential long-term herd retention on the table, University of Missouri animal scientist Jordan Thomas says.


(Geralyn Wichers photo)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen April 1, 2025
For the week ending March 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The price structure was largely determined by the crowd's mindset regarding potential U.S. tariffs.

File photo
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle follow live cattle futures higher

By Jerry Klassen March 25, 2025
For the week ending March 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Higher quality strings under 600 pounds traded $5 to as much as $10 higher in some cases but the lighter weight categories were quite variable across the Prairies.


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