# Prairie feed barley softens as packers bid up cattle - Grainews

> Feed barley and feed wheat prices in the Lethbridge area of Alberta were around C$220/t, slightly lower after the pre-Christmas spike. Packers are bidding up cattle, so feedlots are shipping finished cattle early, reducing near-term barley demand.

- Date: 2018-01-16 · published 2018-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67063-prairie-feed-barley-softens-as-packers-bid-up-cattle-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Earlier cattle marketings and abundant corn from Manitoba reduce feed barley demand in western Canada, pressuring local barley bids.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/prairie-feed-barley-softens-as-packers-bid-up-cattle/

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