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January 23, 2022 Checking in with ABP

What to read ahead of Producer Meetings

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) will be holding our Producer Meetings in January and February, with five in-person events and one virtual. In preparation for the upcoming meetings, we’ve compiled a few resources for your late-night or early-morning reading, and some reminders on what to bring along to the meetings. What to Read ABP 2021 Annual…

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January 23, 2022 Inspiration

Recipe: Roast beef 101

Roast beef makes for an easy weekend dinner but can also serve as a fantastic holiday feast. Incredibly versatile and suitable for any occasion, a roast beef dinner is a fantastic meal to know how to make. The art of the roast | Get out of the roast rut with a BBQ pitmaster Prep Time:…

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January 21, 2022 Health & Production

BCRC publishes video guides for calving season

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is adding to its repertoire of valuable calving resources. This month, the organization published videos on esophageal feeding (tubing), colostrum management, and dehydration in calves. Calf 911 – The Ins And Outs Of Esophageal Feeding The video quickly summarizes the supplies needed, the McGrath feeder versus the bag feeder,…

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January 21, 2022 Checking in with ABP

What We’re Reading | Canadian Cattlemen covers upcoming Producer Meetings

Piper Whelan of Canadian Cattlemen – The Beef Magazine spoke with Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) Chair Melanie Wowk ahead of our upcoming Producer Meetings. Alberta Beef Producers zero in on risk management ahead of producer meetings More responsive programs would make a difference for drought-stricken producers, says ABP chair By Piper Whelan With much of…

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January 21, 2022 Checking in with ABP

ABP Magazine – Volume 2 Issue 1

In the months following publication, most of the articles in the magazine find a second home on ABP Daily. And so should the cover, and some of the many faces that make this magazine possible. Published by Brad Dubeau,Alberta Beef Producers EditorLindsay Roberts CreativeTracy Irving WritingBrenda Lee SchoeppBrian PerillatCraig LesterDianne FinstadLaura LaingLindsay RobertsRobin GaleyRyan Copithorne…

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January 21, 2022 Checking in with ABP

Prioritizing a path to financial sustainability

This is part three of a three-part series. You can find part one and part two in Volume 1 Issue 3 and Volume 1 Issue 4 of ABP Magazine, respectively.  Since the implementation of a refundable provincial check-off in 2009, ABP has reduced our annual budget by $2 million, and depleted reserve funds by another…

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January 20, 2022 Checking in with ABP

All for the Beef — Happy New Year and welcome to 2022

What a year we endured in 2021, but as the saying goes, “don’t look back you’re not going that way.” Of course, at ABP we do need to reflect upon our organization and industry experiences, learnings, and considerations from this past year, as that continues to be a foundation for the growth of our organization…

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January 20, 2022 Checking in with ABP

ABP Magazine – Volume 1 Issue 4

In the months following publication, most of the articles in the magazine find a second home on ABP Daily. And so should the cover, and some of the many faces that make this magazine possible. Published by Brad Dubeau,Alberta Beef Producers EditorLindsay (Westren) Roberts Co-EditorLaura Laing CreativeTracy IrvingTy VansonZoe McMullen WritingBrenda Lee SchoeppBrian PerillatCraig LesterDianne…

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January 19, 2022 Current Markets & Forecasts

South Korea lifts temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports

South Korea has lifted its temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports. The suspension was imposed in December, after an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was identified in Alberta. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau calls it “great news for our cattle sector, who provide the world with safe, high-quality beef.” The regulations…

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January 19, 2022 Trailblazers

Values learned on farms lead to success in life

Waking up early to do farm chores before school, shovelling grain, watching your parents do the financial books, or seeing them running out in the middle of the night to pull a calf are all things kids who grow up on a farm see first-hand throughout their childhood.      Cattlemen’s Young Leaders graduate spotlight For Sabrina…

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January 18, 2022 Trailblazers

What We’re Reading | ‘Quintessential academic veterinarian’ honoured by peers

By Jennifer Allford, for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine While many large animal veterinarians grew up on a farm surrounded by all sorts of animals, Dr. Michel Lévy, DVM — the recipient of the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) Honorary Life Award — did not grow up tending to cattle. In fact, the…

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January 18, 2022 Health & Production

How to stop silent spreaders from damaging herd health

Following the recent downgrade in Canada’s BSE risk to negligible status, there is hope that the animal health sector will focus more attention on production-limiting diseases, like Johne’s and Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD).  Reopening doors of opportunity Both Johne’s and BVD present challenges for producers through detection, transmission, and production. We sat down with veterinarian…

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Cattle Report

Updated: January 26, 2026

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 503.50-506.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 503.50-506.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 233.00-236.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 370.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 233.00-236.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 370.00 (NE, IA) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 300.44

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Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
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18-May-26 304 466 --
15-June-26 308 462 --
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10-Aug-26 296 460 --
07-Aug-26 290 460 --
26-Sep-26 288 460 --
Last Updated on January 22, 2026