# Feeder cattle market digesting many variables

> Canadian feeder cattle prices are being shaped by an abnormal price structure, with 500- to 700-pound calves down $10 to $20 from spring highs. Yearling prices have held at or above 52-week highs. Western Canadian feedlots face a backlog of market-ready supply until spring 2021.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50310-feeder-cattle-market-digesting-many-variables
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Feedlot backlogs and the weak calf-to-yearling spread suggest feeder demand will stay uneven. Feed grain values are a key input to feeder pricing and will influence winter cattle bids.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- canadiancattlemen.ca: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/market-talk/feeder-cattle-market-digesting-many-variables-2/

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