Thankfully the CP Rail lockout was short lived last week and employees were back to work by mid-day Tuesday. The fed market did see disruption with limited orders placed and an overall lack of buying interest. Total sale volumes were too slight to fully establish a weekly price trend, but the underlying tone was generally…
Alberta direct cattle sales saw light to moderate cash trade last week with weighted average steer prices easing $1.73/cwt lower than the previous week. Dressed prices were steady to $5/cwt lower than the previous week from $252-253/cwt delivered. Light live trade was reported comparable with rail sales. Recent western Canadian fed slaughter totaled 52,919 head…
Canfax fed steer and heifer prices closed last week around $151.75/cwt, $3/cwt lower than the previous week. Fed cattle prices have declined for five straight weeks, and over that timeframe have dropped $12.50/cwt. Last week dressed sales were reported from $251.50-255.50/cwt FOB the lot. Most of the cattle that traded were being scheduled for the week of August 9th delivery. Competition on the cash…
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