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Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

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Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week

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December 7, 2020 Innovation & Technology

What We’re Reading | How Agtech can Lead Australia to a Fertile Future

In September of this year, the Australian Council of Learned Academics (or, ACOLA) released its Future of Agriculture Technologies report. Commissioned by Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel, on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council, the forward-looking report comes at a crucial time for Aussie farmers. After a decade of what can genuinely be described as…

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December 5, 2020 Weather

What We’re Reading | 20 Signs of a Hard Winter Ahead

Before there were weather apps for your smartphone, Doppler radar, or the National Weather Service, our ancestors looked to the signs from nature to prepare for what was to come. A wonderful friend of Farmers’ Almanac’s Editor, Ray Geiger’s, Cleveland weather guru Dick Goddard put together a laundry list of 20 signs of nature that can predict a harsh…

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November 27, 2020 Innovation & Technology

What We’re Reading | ProForm Foods Launch MEET Plant-based Protein Meat Replacement

A rapidly growing team are producing the food of the future inside of a factory in the outer northern suburbs of Sydney and they think they’ve solved one of the biggest problems facing their surging industry. ProForm Foods, founded by Vogel’s Cereal entrepreneur Stephen Dunn and led now by his triple Olympian son Matthew, is…

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November 5, 2020 Innovation & Technology

What We’re Reading | Picking Robots Address Agriculture’s Labor Shortage Challenge

Today’s farmers are well versed in the art of doing more with less. From stricter water use regulations to an expanding list of banned crop protection chemistries, growers have always found innovative ways to work smarter. Although processes and inputs can be stretch to the limit to maximize profits, human labor cannot—and it is becoming…

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September 15, 2020 Business Tools

What We’re Reading | Zoom & Skype Call Tips (the Secrets of Video Conferences)

If you’ve ever joined more than three people on a Skype or Zoom conference call, I hope you’ll appreciate these tips, and perhaps share them: Sit close to the screen. Your face should fill most of it. Use an external microphone or headset. When you’re not talking, hit mute. Don’t eat during the meeting. When…

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Featured

  • Delegate Nominations

    Becoming a delegate is a great way for beef producers to expand personal and professional networks, provide leadership to the industry, and stay informed on the issues and opportunities facing the industry.

    Learn More
  • Producer Meetings

    Who could say no to a $10 supper with friends and colleagues? Join fellow cattle producers for a meal and conversations at upcoming Producer Meetings.

    Register Today

Cattle Report

Updated: August 24, 2026

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 327.05

Canadian Dollar

$72.34   0.39

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
16-Nov-26 274 430 --
14-Dec-26 276 414 --
8-Feb-27 272 408 --
8-Mar-27 270 406 --
5-Apr-27 276 404 -
3-May-27 282 404 --
Last Updated on August 20, 2026

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