# Klassen: Feeder cattle market holding value - AgCanada

> Western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 higher and calves were mostly unchanged, with short-keep feeder demand strong across the Prairies. August cattle placements in Alberta and Saskatchewan rose 19% year over year, a surprise to the market, and Saskatchewan barley bids were near $4.25 per bushel.

- Date: 2018-09-25 · published 2018-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63173-klassen-feeder-cattle-market-holding-value-agcanada
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier placements and barley-on-the-hoof selling increase near-term feed demand, but drier conditions may tighten feeder supplies into November and December.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/klassen-feeder-cattle-market-holding-value

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