# Klassen: Healthy margins drive feeder complex - Grainews

> Western Canadian feeder cattle traded steady to $5 higher in the week, with feedlots buying aggressively. Alberta packers paid $165 for fed cattle, about $25 above breakeven, the highest finishing margins in 30 months.

- Date: 2017-02-28 · published 2017-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72626-klassen-healthy-margins-drive-feeder-complex-grainews
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong feedlot margins encourage restocking and firm feeder demand, which supports feeder and calf prices and feed grain demand in Canada.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/klassen-healthy-margins-drive-feeder-complex/

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