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Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $10 per hundredweight lower for the week ending October 25, with calves of 550 to 850 pounds down $8 to $12 on average. Weakness followed US government comments on high beef prices and reports that the US might reopen the border to Mexican feeder cattle.
Lower Canadian feeder prices reflect weaker US demand signals and possible Mexican import resumption, which pressure feeder cattle values across North America.
producer.comJerry KlassenNov 3, 2025After 87 past bearish trade events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -3.2% to +1.9%), and +1.1% over 20.
After 121 past bearish trade events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (40% higher; middle half -1.6% to +0.8%), and -0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
