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March 21, 2023 Issues & Insights

A Time to Build: An outlook for 2023

The wise King Solomon suggested “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity…” The Byrds song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” in the 1960s famously alluded to Solomon’s words as a way to draw attention to switching mindsets from focusing on war to focusing on peace. Within Solomon’s verses are also the phrases:…

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February 9, 2022 Issues & Insights

Rethinking the packing sector

Wow, have you looked at the price of a steak lately? Canadian retail beef prices are at the highest level in history, inflating over 20% a year. A good steak or roast can cost $25-50 in the store; can you believe it? That is for an unbranded commodity product sold from a largely undifferentiated commodity…

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November 30, 2021 Business Tools

Hitting reset — rancher style

2021 has been an interesting year for ranchers to say the least. A pandemic year caused the world to appear crazy and in “lockdown” while, those of us in rural communities, were dumbfounded about what this means to us. Quite frankly, most ranchers just put their heads down and went to work doing what ranchers…

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October 5, 2021 Innovation & Technology

7 Lean Cows: Managing the lean years is key to longevity

2500 years ago, a Pharaoh in Egypt had a dream he couldn’t interpret. It involved 7 fat cows grazing by a river, sleek and fat in the sunshine. Then 7 lean cows came out of the river behind them and ate up the 7 fat cows and didn’t look any fatter for having done so….

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Cattle Report

Updated: 17/04/2025

Steers

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Choice Steers

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Choice Heifers

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Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 268.61

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Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
7-Jul-25 266 -- --
4-Aug-25 260 -- --
1-Sep-25 256 370 --
29-Sep-25 252 368 424
27-Oct-25 248 366 422
24-Nov-25 244 358 420
22-Dec-25 246 352 420
Last Updated on April 10, 2025