# Klassen: Feeder market remains firm into 2018 - Grainews

> Western Canadian feeder cattle markets had limited activity over the holidays, with prices mostly unchanged and cold weather tempering buying. Live and feeder cattle futures reached four-week highs. Barley prices rose over the past week as winter conditions slowed off-farm grain movement.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67119-klassen-feeder-market-remains-firm-into-2018-grainews
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher barley prices raise feedlot costs per pound of gain, which supports feeder cattle values, while firm futures underpin the cash trade.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/klassen-feeder-market-remains-firm-into-2018/

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