# Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market - Canadian Cattlemen

> Western Canadian yearling prices were mostly unchanged, with calf prices varying widely. Weather has become a larger factor this fall, and feedlots are preferring preconditioned calves. Silage supplies are tight for some southern Alberta feedlots, and a higher death loss is expected from poor pen conditions.

- Date: 2019-11-19 · published 2019-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7041-klassen-challenging-weather-influencing-feeder-market-canadian-cattlemen
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Adverse weather and tight silage supply raise feedlot costs and death losses, which could curb feeder demand. Price variability reflects uneven buyer interest rather than a clear trend.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-26 | [Input Prices, Drought Impacting Cattle Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41540-input-prices-drought-impacting-cattle-markets.md) | +11.9% | +11.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-12-23 | [Weather Pumps the Brakes on Feeder Calves \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38390-weather-pumps-the-brakes-on-feeder-calves-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.1% | -2.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-08 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48788-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.9% | -2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42438-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.0% | -1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-11-11 | [Condition Ratings and Feeder Steer Prices \| Management \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27558-condition-ratings-and-feeder-steer-prices-management-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- canadiancattlemen.ca: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/daily/klassen-challenging-weather-influencing-feeder-market/

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