# Klassen: Higher input costs limit upside for feeder cattle market - AgCanada

> Western Canadian yearling prices were mixed, moving from $5 higher to $6 lower on the week, while calf prices were mostly unchanged. Poor crop conditions outside irrigated areas near Lethbridge weakened yearling demand. Feedlots found higher finishing costs limit calf buying.

- Date: 2021-08-25 · published 2021-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45708-klassen-higher-input-costs-limit-upside-for-feeder-cattle-market-agcanada
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher costs of finishing cattle cap how much feedlots will pay for feeder cattle. Drought-hit pastures and crops are tightening the feed outlook in Western Canada.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/klassen-higher-input-costs-limit-upside-for-feeder-cattle-market

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