It’s the early days of 2021, but we’re hoping for a great year in the beef markets. Will that be the case? Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says although we are are off to a bit of a slow start, the futures market is telling us change is coming. Markets are in what… Read More
Each year, Shaun Haney asks Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange what wishes she’d grant for the cattle markets if she could. (Don’t look back at what she wished for 2020, who could have predicted 2020?) If Santa is in the business of delivering some big-picture gifts for 2021, here’s what Wasko wants: Better… Read More
It’s been a mild December so far across the country, and although we will need some more moisture on the ground before the spring, most are sure enjoying it right now. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange couldn’t agree more. And although the weather may be making us happy, the cattle market has been tough… Read More
It’s U.S. Thanksgiving week, and it felt like a bit of an odd week with the markets being closed on Thursday and partially open on Friday. However, never fear — we’ve still got the Beef Market Update for you! Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says that because of the holiday, the U.S. did… Read More
September beef export trade data is in, and, following a good July and August, the numbers are a bit disappointing. “We’ve been talking about trade a lot because we know both the U.S. and Canada have a pile of beef that we need to get through, and obviously export markets are an important piece of… Read More
To say the futures market took a bit of a nosedive this week would not be an exaggeration. It has, however, been doing its best to try to recover some of those losses. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says in the latest Beef Market Update that the moves have been very volatile lately…. Read More
Many ranches across the prairies are getting into the weening season, which can mean only one thing — the weather is changing, and it’s changing rapidly. The weather isn’t the only thing that has been cooling down though — December live cattle futures dropped significantly over the past week, as Anne Wasko, of the Gateway… Read More
If you’re new around here, the Beef Market Update’s goal is to provide the most current information on beef exports, pricing, carcass weights, and boxed beef prices. Every second Friday, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins us to cover what’s happening in markets both in Canada and the U.S. This week, U.S. trade… Read More
Chop and grind in the markets isn’t really the kind of headline you want to hear for the beef markets, but maybe chop and grind means good things for prices. “U.S. markets trading about a buck higher than how they closed the end of last week, so $103, $104 in the north, heading the right… Read More
The fed cattle market is off a bit, but that’s no surprise as we’re getting closer to flipping the season to fall, and as September rolls around. For this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko, from Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins us this week from a bit of vacation time on the west coast before the fall… Read More
When we last heard from Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange — about three weeks ago — demand was looking pretty good, and looking into the future, it looked exceptional. Now, sitting in the future, we can safely say demand for beef is working its magic, and working at a strong pace. “It’s been… Read More
Cattle prices are holding steady for most of the U.S. and Western Canada on strong wholesale demand. Ranchers, too, are cautiously optimistic as pasture and hay supplies are good and calf prices have been holding steady. It’s not all sunshine and green grass, however, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange, as there are still… Read More
This week’s Beef Market Update might be the most positive report we’ve posted in three very long months. In this week’s episode, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins Shaun Haney to catch up on the early summer numbers ahead of a holiday weekend. To start off in the green, Canadian slaughter data for… Read More
Fresh off of one of the biggest barbecue weekends of the year in Canada and headed into another in the United States, the cattle market is paying close attention to retail sales and the effect on prices throughout the supply chain. At the same time, processing capacity has started to return following slowdowns and shutdowns… Read More
We’ve made it through another rough week, and as Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says in this Beef Market Update, “thank goodness.” We know it’s been a tough go the past few weeks. Every day seems to be worse and worse, but as more packing plants begin to re-open, the worst seems to… Read More
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