Live: ---
Rail: 300.00-305.00 del
AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 300.00-305.00 del
Rail: 300.00-305.00 del
US Trade- Steers
Live: 143.00 (TX, KN) 145.00 (NE)
Rail: 225.00-233.00 (IA, NE)
Rail: 225.00-233.00 (IA, NE)
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 143.00 (TX, KN) 145.00 (NE)
Rail: 225.00-233.00 (IA, NE)
Rail: 225.00-233.00 (IA, NE)
Canadian Dollar
$73.20
0.27
0.27
September 29, 2022
Checking in with ABP
Preparing for drought during autumn office hours
Drought’s always just around the corner, says Dr. Bart Lardner, and the best time to plan for it is in the fall. Lardner is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan. He spoke at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Penticton, British Columbia, in August. “We should have just experience that grazing program in 2022…
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September 28, 2022
Checking in with ABP
FAQs: Becoming an ABP Delegate
Every year, we send the call out for delegate nominations, asking Alberta beef producers to apply to represent producers in their zone, and communicate with those producers and their fellow delegates. Becoming a delegate is a great way to provide leadership to the beef industry, expand personal and professional networks, and stay informed on topics…
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September 26, 2022
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of September 26, 2022
Alberta direct fed cattle sales clambered higher again last week to establish a new annual high. Steer prices were the strongest seen since May 2017. The bulk of sales were reported dressed from $300-305/cwt delivered. Light live trade was fully comparable with rail sales. Feedlots were motivated sellers, marketing heavier cattle in anticipation of future…
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September 26, 2022
Checking in with ABP
You’re Invited: Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab offers Dinner and Information Sessions
The ABP-led Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab (AALL) is hosting four information sessions this October, for those interested in learning more about the initiative. AALL: Where research meets reality. AALL is a research initiative that brings traditional science and boots-on-the-ground experience together. Through a process called co-development, researchers and other industry stakeholders identify various beneficial management…
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September 20, 2022
Checking in with ABP
What We’re Reading | Strike three? Transport rest stops still don’t show a benefit for weaned calves
This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the September 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen magazine and is reprinted on the BCRC Blog with permission of the publisher. In 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency released draft transport regulations requiring that all cattle receive a minimum eight-hour feed, water and rest break…
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September 19, 2022
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of September 12, 2022
Traditionally this is the time of the year the fed market is putting in its summer low, instead the Western Canadian fed market continues to grind higher setting new annual price highs. Weekly dressed sales were reported from $302-304/cwt delivered, cattle that traded last week were being scheduled for the week of October 17th delivery….
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Cattle Report
Updated: 28/09/2022
Steers
Live: ---
Rail: 300.00-305.00 del
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 300.00-305.00 del
Choice Steers
Live: 143.00 (TX, KN) 145.00 (NE)
Rail: 225.00-233.00 (IA, NE)
Choice Heifers
Live: 143.00 (TX, KN) 145.00 (NE)
Rail: 225.00-233.00 (IA, NE)
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: US$ 166.63
Canadian Dollar
$73.20 0.27
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19`-Dec | 186 | 230 | - |
| 16-Jan | 192 | 230 | - |
| 13-Feb | 194 | 234 | - |
| 13-Mar | 192 | 236 | - |
| 10-Apr | 198 | 238 | - |
| 8-May | 202 | 244 | - |
| 5-Jun | 208 | 252 | - |
Last Updated on September 22, 2022
