# Feeder market good example of inelastic demand | The Western Producer

> Western Canadian feeder cattle traded $5-$10 per cwt higher for the week ending May 23, with calves under 600 lb up as much as $15. Alberta packers paid a record C$500 per cwt dressed, and Canadian and US beef production estimates for Q4 2025 were lowered.

- Date: 2025-05-27 · published 2025-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24822-feeder-market-good-example-of-inelastic-demand-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower beef production estimates and improving feedlot margins support feeder demand and keep prices firm. Limited supplies of quality cattle through the second half of 2025 reinforce the upward pressure.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/livestock/feeder-market-good-example-of-inelastic-demand/

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