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US Trade- Steers

Live: 174.00-175.00 (last week)
Rail: 273.00-275.00 (NE, IA) (last week)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 174.00-175.00 (last week)
Rail: 273.00-275.00 (NE, IA) (last week)

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April 28, 2022 Health & Production

From the ground up – Grazing 101 

Where ever your feet are planted – they stand on the future of the beef business.    It is the soil that is foundational to the long-term resiliency of our farms and ranches, supporting healthy herds and cattle feeding operations. Grazing management has to compliment that soil and build it up; be that in hard or...

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April 14, 2022 Issues & Insights

Building the best beef team

The beef industry is changing. Cattle are forward contracted at a historic volume; consolidation is rampant and foreign ownership is threading itself throughout the industry. Identity and certified programs capture much of the market through to slaughter, while feeder cattle continue to swap countries just as readily as they do provincial borders.   Export markets demand...

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December 7, 2021 Issues & Insights

Invitation to a longer table with beef at the centre of the plate

At the heart of every beef operation is her people. Those passionate and committed persons who strive to produce the best possible food. Behind the hard-working cow calf, yearling, backgrounding and cattle-feeding operators, are families and teams of employees, scientists, farmers, veterinarians and a multitude of service providers. Like most things in life, they are in integrated...

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October 29, 2021 Business Tools

Marketing with a focus on health and welfare

As the days of summer fade away and we face the briskness of fall it is time to carefully consider livestock marketing plans for the farm and ranch. Traditionally, this time of year is referred to as ‘the fall run’ as most of the calves, yearlings and cull cows are offered for sale and the...

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October 20, 2021 Business Tools

Not Just a Pretty Face: Commercial heifer selection and the maternal journey from replacement to retail

Selecting commercial beef cattle replacement heifers for the herd is not based on beauty. A pretty face is just that – a pretty face. What we are looking for in the commercial herd is a working girl with serious historical data behind her.   The “genes” she wears will come from a long line of females...

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Top Stories

December 4, 2023 Business Tools

Replacement heifer program aims to help producers maintain or expand herds

December 4, 2023 Current Markets & Forecasts

Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of December 4, 2023

December 1, 2023 Health & Production

Discovering the realities of the 2023 Canadian calf crop

Cattle Report

Updated: 04/12/2023

Steers

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Heifers

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Choice Steers

Live: 174.00-175.00 (last week)
Rail: 273.00-275.00 (NE, IA) (last week)

Choice Heifers

Live: 174.00-175.00 (last week)
Rail: 273.00-275.00 (NE, IA) (last week)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 194.26

Canadian Dollar

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Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
26-Feb 212 278 -
25-Mar 216 280 -
22-Apr 220 284 -
20-May 224 292 -
17-Jun 230 302 -
15-Jul 224 - -
12-Aug 220 304 -
Last Updated on December 1, 2023

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