# Expect volatility in the cattle market - Grainews

> Alberta fed cattle sold near $136 per hundredweight in mid-November, with western Canadian feedlots carrying a backlog of about 155,000 market-ready head. Yearling prices fell as rising feed grain costs, particularly high feed barley prices, lifted the cost of gain.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49802-expect-volatility-in-the-cattle-market-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expensive feed barley raises the cost per pound of gain and pressures yearling values, which reduces feeder demand. Buyers in western Canada should expect continued pressure on cattle margins while barley stays high.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/cattlemans-corner/expect-volatility-in-the-cattle-market-2/

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