# Feeder cattle market starts year on stronger tone | The Western Producer

> Western Canadian feeder cattle prices rose $8 to $10 per cwt in the week ending January 10 compared with three weeks earlier. Analyst Jerry Klassen expects US fed cattle supplies in the first half of 2026 to be down one million head year over year.

- Date: 2026-01-19 · published 2026-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21197-feeder-cattle-market-starts-year-on-stronger-tone-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US fed supplies are bullish for cattle prices, and tighter feeder supply raises costs for feedlots buying feed-based gains.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/livestock/feeder-cattle-market-starts-year-on-stronger-tone/

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