# Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder market - Manitoba Co-operator

> Western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $2 lower last week, while calves weighing 500 to 650 lbs traded $2-$4 lower. Feed barley prices rose another $5-$10 per tonne and imported corn gained $3-$6 per tonne in the Lethbridge area. Buyers also applied risk discounts tied to rising COVID-19 cases and the US election.

- Date: 2020-09-29 · published 2020-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51254-klassen-stronger-barley-prices-weigh-on-feeder-market-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising barley and corn prices raise feedlot costs and weigh on feeder demand, pushing calf and yearling values lower. Feed buyers should watch barley as a key price driver in western Canada.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/klassen-stronger-barley-prices-weigh-on-feeder-market/

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