# Feedlots scale down their purchases of feeder cattle | The Western Producer

> Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $10/cwt lower in the week ending November 22, with heavier weights under pressure. Feedlots are reducing purchases because unhedged cattle are underwater for winter and spring 2026 as the fed market weakens.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21644-feedlots-scale-down-their-purchases-of-feeder-cattle-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced feedlot purchases lower near-term feeder cattle demand and weaken feed grain demand from Canadian feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/livestock/feedlots-scale-down-their-purchases-of-feeder-cattle/

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